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Trump Threat To Revive Anti-Weaponization Fund In Blanche Nomination Fight

Trump threatened to keep Blanche as acting attorney general and press Congress to revive the fund if the senators continued opposing the nomination.

Trump Threat To Revive Anti-Weaponization Fund In Blanche Nomination Fight
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This article1 analysis · Oct 1, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
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Trump threatened to keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general and revive the Anti-Weaponization Bill if Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis continued opposing Blanche’s confirmation. Their objections center on safeguards for the fund the proposal would restore.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President linking Blanche’s nomination to reviving the Anti-Weaponization Bill

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator opposing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator opposing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

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Former attorney general

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Attorney general nominee and acting attorney general

John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Senator commenting on Trump’s position in the dispute

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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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