- Acting AG Todd Blanche was grilled over a $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" tied to a Trump settlement — he says it's not moving forward but senators want a written promise it won't be revived.
- Lawmakers pressed him about DOJ politicization — mass firings, aggressive probes of Trump critics, his comments on Jan. 6 pardons, and mishandled release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
- His close ties to Trump and the potential defections of GOP senators like John Cornyn and Thom Tillis make Blanche's confirmation uncertain.
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