Trump will push for "anti-weaponization fund" if Blanche not confirmed, he says
Todd Blanche previously repeatedly told Congress the "anti-weaponization fund" was "dead."
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Thom Tillis and John Cornyn on Saturday, telling them to stop stalling on confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general or he would push again to make his "anti-weaponization fund" a reality.
Tillis and Cornyn have refused to vote for Blanche as the full-time attorney general unless it is put in writing that Mr.
Trump will no longer pursue the "anti-weaponization fund," a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who claim they were politically persecuted, which was announced in May as part of a settlement to resolve Mr.
Trump not only said the "anti-weaponization fund" was off the table, but he would keep Blanche in the acting AG role and push to pass the fund if the two senators who oppose it don't vote for Blanche.
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