The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after it had been stalled there for weeks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
Blanche, who is President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, has been acting attorney general since April. His nomination had been stalled for weeks in the Judiciary Committee as two Republican senators protested the controversial $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund.
The fund came as a result of a settlement between Trump's private attorneys and his Department of Justice, and would compensate people who feel they were unfairly targeted by the government, including Jan. 6 rioters.
The settlement would also shield the president and his businesses from IRS audits.
