Blanche order keeps intact immunity deal barring investigation of Trump and his family

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Posted on AllSides August 3, 2026

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Sunday night memo formally rescinding the $1.776 "anti-weaponization" fund leaves intact another key provision for President Trump: an order offering broad immunity to him, his adult children and their business for past conduct.

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