Senators Tillis and Cornyn are claiming victory on the anti-weaponization fund, but they may not have gotten what they asked for.
By
Nia Prater,
Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31.
Todd Blanche’s path to confirmation as attorney general now appears clear, as the acting AG has officially reached an agreement with the two Republican senators who threatened to withhold their support for him to remain in the role. But what that agreement will mean in practice isn’t yet clear.
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The agreement notes it can only be modified if both Trump and his government agree to it.
Todd Blanche’s nomination had stalled in committee over his refusal to officially end Donald Trump’s slush fund.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Blanche’s confirmation on Tuesday
