The fund received massive bipartisan blowback.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., had previously said Republicans were in discussions with the White House about changing the fund.
Not even Donald Trump’s own party could get behind the fund.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department won't move forward with President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion \
The DOJ said in a statement Monday that it would comply with a recent court order halting the funding, but Blanche’s comments appeared to go a step further.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department is scrapping its plans for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after a wave of bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill. His…
“We're not moving forward with the fund,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee.
“We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche told the House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to move forward with a…
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at House Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the…
Blanche made the comments during testimony before a House subcommittee.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of…
The fund received massive bipartisan blowback, but the Trump family will still get out of having to pay any back taxes they owe.
Blanche’s confirmation comes one day after the agency put out a statement saying it would abide by a judge's order halting the creation of the fund.
However, Todd Blanche said the IRS will still be prohibited from auditing Donald Trump, his family and related entities
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Department of Justice will not operate a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Acting Attorney General Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” It’s a setback for Trump,…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department is scrapping its plans for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after a wave of…
Trump administration backtracks on $1.8B fund for Trump allies after backlash. Acting AG Todd Blanche says fund will not proceed.
The DOJ said it was abandoning plans for the fund, which critics feared would be used to give taxpayer money to Jan. 6 rioters, but plans to bar the I.R.S. from auditing Trump’s…
A major development unfolded on Capitol Hill as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the Department of Justice will not move forward with the proposed $1.8 billion…