Blanche Formally Rescinds Plan for ‘Weaponization’ Fund

“Acting attorney general Todd Blanche issued a written order late Sunday formally rescinding the Trump administration’s proposal for a $1.8 billion fund for people who claim they were victims of political prosecutions — a step toward breaking an impasse that had threatened his chances of becoming the Senate-confirmed head of the Justice Department,” the Washington Post reports.

”Blanche said the revision came as part of an agreement with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, two Republicans who had threatened to vote against Blanche’s nomination over concerns about the fund.”

NPR: Todd Blanche rescinds Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” ahead of nomination hearing.