Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers on Tuesday that the Justice Department will not move forward with its “anti-weaponization fund.” “We’re not moving forward with the fund,” Blanche said during a House Appropriations Committee hearing. Blanche’s confirmation that the DOJ is abandoning plans entir
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers on Tuesday that the Justice Department will not move forward with its “anti-weaponization fund.” “We’re not moving forward with the fund,” Blanche said during a House Appropriations Committee hearing. Blanche’s confirmation that the DOJ is abandoning plans entir
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday promised to abandon plans to move forward with an "anti-weaponization" fund criticized as a slush fund for President Trump to dole out money to his allies, potentially saving a $72 billion legislative package in the process. “We are not moving forward with the fund. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department is scrapping its plans for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after a wave of bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Tuesday during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing that the Department of Justice will not move forward with the proposed $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Grace Meng pressed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Justice Department's "anti-weaponization" fund during a House hearing Tuesday. Blanche said the department wasn't moving forward with the fund, but he declined to put that commitment in writing.
The Hill reported the story as "Trump bows to Senate GOP with abandonment of 'anti-weaponization' fund." CBS News reported the story as "Watch: Blanche refuses to put end of "anti-weaponization" fund in writing." American Greatness reported the story as "Blanche Confirms Trump Admin Stepping Back From ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’."
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11 sources have covered this story, including The Hill, American Greatness, One America News Network and CBS News and 7 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 6 hours ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 72 billion, 776, 776 billion); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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