Acting Attorney General Blanche Announces End of Trump's $1.8 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that the Department of Justice will not proceed with President Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund. The fund was part of Trump's stated agenda to address what he characterized as politicization of the Justice Department. The announcement clears a potential obstacle for Senate Republicans to advance a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed to Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) during a Tuesday hearing that the DOJ is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, stating definitively that the department is "not moving forward with the fund" and that this decision is permanent. Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated he had been previewed the announcement and characterized Blanche's statements as "very definitive, very clear" and likely to "create the certainty" needed for legislative action. Thune confirmed the fund is now dead and suggested this removes a potential impediment to advancing a $70 billion immigration funding bill, which requires 50 Senate votes to proceed and unified Republican support to withstand Democratic amendments.
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The original purpose and scope of the 'anti-weaponization' fund as initially proposed by Trump, and the specific reasons cited by Blanche for discontinuing it, are not detailed in the article.
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Blanche announces end of Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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