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Blanche Clears Hurdle for AG Nomination | Jersey News
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Todd Blanche’s path to becoming permanent Attorney General just cleared a major hurdle after he formally declared the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund dead—settling long-standing Republican concerns that it could have paid pardoned January 6 defendants. With a signed statement and accompanying memo confirming no appointments, funds, or claims process ever existed, Blanche satisfied senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, paving the way for a crucial Senate Judiciary Committee vote. The fund, born from a settlement where Trump dropped a $10 billion IRS lawsuit, had sparked lawsuits and backlash over its potential to compensate those who attacked law enforcement. Now, with legal ambiguity erased, Blanche’s nomination moves forward toward potentially leading the Department of Justice.
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