Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche offered a staunch defense of a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” on Tuesday, while Democrats condemned the effort as a slush fund aimed at funneling taxpayer money to supporters of President Donald Trump. A bipartisan group of lawmakers during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill pressed the head of the […]
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Democrats decry fund, saying it gives Trump power to dole out taxpayer money to allies
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies to the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted May 19, 2026 at 1:42pm
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