Anti-weaponization fund could be 'back on the table' if Blanche not confirmed: Trump
President Donald Trump said Sunday afternoon the anti-weaponization fund he has intermittently argued for in recent months could be “back on the table” if the Senate doesn’t confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
TL;DR
- President Trump suggested an anti-weaponization fund could be revived if acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is not confirmed by the Senate.
- The fund was part of a DOJ-brokered settlement and aimed to compensate individuals who claim they were improperly targeted by the federal government.
- Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn are blocking Blanche's confirmation, citing concerns about the fund and Blanche's interactions with victims of Jeffrey Epstein.
- Trump believes the fund could compensate January 6th rioters, whom he described as being "attacked violently and viciously."
- Blanche has stated that plans for the fund will not proceed.
- Trump suggested the holdouts' opposition is due to his backing of Cornyn's primary opponent.