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Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has officially rescinded a controversial $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate political allies of Donald Trump. The move follows pressure from Republican senators who blocked his nomination until the fund was formally terminated.
WASHINGTON — 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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