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 Republican president after widespread political backlash and setbacks in the courts.

Republican senators have privately told White House aides they think the fund should be scrapped

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., had previously said Republicans were in discussions with the White House about changing the fund.