Blanche formally scraps $1.776B anti-weaponization fund in bid to satisfy holdout GOP senators
Politics,Confirmation Hearings,Attorney General,John Cornyn,Thom Tillis,Donald Trump
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally terminated a $1.776 billion fund established earlier this year for victims of purported government weaponization late Sunday, apparently clearing the way for his nomination to advance through the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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