Cornyn says ‘no alternative but to take his word’ over Blanche’s declaration that ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead – US politics live
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Senator John Cornyn said there is “no alternative but to take his word” regarding Todd Blanche’s decision to rescind a controversial “anti-weaponization” fund.
“As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it’s highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the department of justice,” Cornyn told reporters. “And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived, and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word for that.”
Blanche struck the deal with key Republican Senate holdouts, Cornyn and Thom Tillis , to secure support for his nomination. Under the agreement, Blanche formally rescinded the fund and clarified that the broad tax immunity the justice department granted to Trump only applied retroactively to the president, his sons, and businesses.
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