Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking the reins at the Justice Department, as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were targeted politically.

Democrats in the Senate want answers on how acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is running things.

The acting attorney general struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to create a slush fund.