Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Monday released a joint statement saying they would back acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be the next attorney general on a permanent basis.
In a statement, the pair said they struck a deal to end the “anti-weaponization fund” that was set up by Blanche under a settlement between President Donald Trump and the IRS. With their statement, it eliminates a key hurdle in advancing Blanche.
Blanche said over the weekend that he issued an order to end the fund, which the two senators acknowledged.
“We are pleased that the Department of Justice has issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund,” Monday’s joint statement said. “Additionally, the Department has acknowledged in binding written order that the audit settlement is limited to the plaintiffs and the scope does not extend beyond the defendants in the lawsuit, the IRS, and the Treasury.”…