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Across the most recent 1 story covering Anti-Weaponization Fund — 100% neutral sentiment, averaging 5/10 impact.
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Scheduled committee vote on Todd Blanche
The rescheduled Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Blanche’s nomination as attorney general is set to take place.
Trump social media post defends fund
Trump posts early morning on social media that January 6 defendants and others are “suffering” and deserve compensation.
Trump at Camp David calls fund ‘dead’
Later that morning, Trump tells reporters the fund is dead but states he personally disagrees with that decision.
Grassley reschedules Blanche committee vote
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley sets the committee vote for Tuesday, August 4, to allow more time for a written guarantee.
Blanche testifies fund is dead
Acting AG Todd Blanche tells a Senate hearing that the anti-weaponization fund will not move forward after GOP senators blocked an immigration funding bill.
President Trump’s contradictory statements on the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund have escalated a legal standoff with two GOP senators who demand a written promise it will never materialize before they approve his attorney general. The dispute tests Senate confirmation power and the rule of law over compensation for January 6 defendants.
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