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Trump says he'll restore Anti-Weaponization Fund if GOP holdouts reject Blanche

Trump threatened to push for the fund’s restoration if Cornyn and Tillis did not support Blanche.

Trump says he'll restore Anti-Weaponization Fund if GOP holdouts reject Blanche
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Trump threatened to revive a compensation fund for his allies if Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis do not support Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination. The threat added uncertainty to a Senate Judiciary Committee vote scheduled for Tuesday.

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R · President of the United States

President threatening to revive the Anti-Weaponization Fund if senators do not support Blanche’s nomination

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator withholding support for Todd Blanche’s nomination while seeking assurances about the fund and tax-audit provisions

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator opposing Blanche’s confirmation unless concerns about the fund are resolved

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Chuck Grassley
R · IA · SEN

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman who scheduled a committee vote on Blanche

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general and nominee for attorney general

Former president named by Trump in describing who he says was responsible for mistreatment

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Trump Links Blanche Nomination to Anti-Weaponization Fund Plans

Outlets agree that President Donald Trump threatened to revive or advance a compensation fund if Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis did not support Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination. Center outlets present the threat as adding uncertainty to Blanche’s nomination and the fund’s prospects, with some emphasizing a planned committee vote and negotiations over the fund’s terms.

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