Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid
Republican Party,Trump Administration,Weapons,Government Funding
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general.
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