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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is holding up and threatening to derail Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination as U.S. attorney general over a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, which the Justice Department says it has no plans to pursue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Texas Republican, fresh off a bruising primary defeat, says Thursday\u2019s Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Blanche\u2019s nomination likely won\u2019t happen without additional guarantees from the White House.<\/span><\/p>\n

Punchbowl reported Wednesday that the DOJ sent Cornyn a written proposal in an effort to satisfy his demands. It did not work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey know what they need to do, but they simply refuse to do it,\u201d Cornyn told Punchbowl, announcing he called off his scheduled meeting with Blanche.<\/p>\n

Ahead of that now-canceled meeting, Cornyn took to social media Tuesday to draw his line in the sand: \u201cFake news alert: there is no \u2018deal\u2019 on Blanche nom. They know what they have to do,\u201d Cornyn <\/span>posted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cornyn is working with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who also serves on the Judiciary Committee, to secure additional commitments that the Justice Department will amend its settlement with President Trump to explicitly rule out a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund.<\/span><\/p>\n

The controversy started in May, when Trump agreed to <\/span>dismiss<\/span> his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a formal apology and the creation of a new $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, <\/span>The Daily Wire<\/span> reported. The program would\u2019ve compensated people who say federal authorities unfairly targeted them under the Biden administration. A separate provision of the agreement also barred the IRS from pursuing certain tax claims against Trump, his family, and their businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n

Only a few weeks later, the <\/span>Anti-Weaponization Fund was dead<\/span>. Clinton-appointed Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a temporary restraining order May 29, blocking the Justice Department from taking further action on the fund. Justice Department officials complied, and after tense meetings with Senate Republicans, acting Attorney General Blanche testified: \u201cWe are not moving forward with the fund, period.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

President Trump blasted Republicans who opposed the agreement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, Congress didn\u2019t want it,\u201d President Trump told The Daily Caller\u2019s Reagan Reese from the Oval Office. \u201cYou have to talk to Congress. The Republican senators, some of them, got very weak knees. They didn\u2019t have the stomach for the fight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The DOJ\u2019s pledge to scrap the fund hasn\u2019t satisfied Cornyn, who was supposed to meet with Blanche before Thursday\u2019s committee vote. With all Democrats opposed, a single Republican vote against Blanche would effectively kill his nomination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need it in writing. We don\u2019t need well-wishes or, you know, impressions,\u201d he said, according to Politico. \u201cWe need concrete confirmation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tillis has suggested to Politico that he is \u201cpretty much following Cornyn\u2019s cue.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cornyn\u2019s threat comes one week after he <\/span>successfully threatened<\/span> to block two of President Donald Trump\u2019s ambassadorial nominees unless the administration released more than $1 billion in foreign aid funding for Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Trump-Cornyn clashes come just weeks after Cornyn suffered a decisive defeat in the GOP primary to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, despite spending months courting Trump\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way it seems like you can get the administration\u2019s attention on some of these funding issues is by using the leverage to withhold votes on nominees,\u201d Cornyn told <\/span>Semafor<\/span>. \u201cWe are going to use the committee vote tomorrow as a way to \u2026 get the money distributed the way Congress appropriated it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is holding up and threatening to derail Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination as U.S. attorney general over a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, which the Justice Department says it has no plans to pursue.The Texas Republican, fresh off a bruising primary defeat, says Thursday\u2019s Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Blanche\u2019s nomination likely won\u2019t happen without additional guarantees from the White House.Punchbowl reported Wednesday that the DOJ sent Cornyn a written proposal in an effort to satisfy his demands. It did not work.\u00a0\u201cThey know what they need to do, but they simply refuse to do it,\u201d Cornyn told Punchbowl, announcing he called off his scheduled meeting with Blanche.Ahead of that now-canceled meeting, Cornyn took to social media Tuesday to draw his line in the sand: \u201cFake news alert: there is no \u2018deal\u2019 on Blanche nom. They know what they have to do,\u201d Cornyn posted.Cornyn is working with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who also serves on the Judiciary Committee, to secure additional commitments that the Justice Department will amend its settlement with President Trump to explicitly rule out a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund.The controversy started in May, when Trump agreed to dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a formal apology and the creation of a new $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, The Daily Wire reported. The program would\u2019ve compensated people who say federal authorities unfairly targeted them under the Biden administration. A separate provision of the agreement also barred the IRS from pursuing certain tax claims against Trump, his family, and their businesses. Only a few weeks later, the Anti-Weaponization Fund was dead. Clinton-appointed Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a temporary restraining order May 29, blocking the Justice Department from taking further action on the fund. Justice Department officials complied, and after tense meetings with Senate Republicans, acting Attorney General Blanche testified: \u201cWe are not moving forward with the fund, period.\u201d\u00a0President Trump blasted Republicans who opposed the agreement.\u00a0\u201cWell, Congress didn\u2019t want it,\u201d President Trump told The Daily Caller\u2019s Reagan Reese from the Oval Office. \u201cYou have to talk to Congress. The Republican senators, some of them, got very weak knees. They didn\u2019t have the stomach for the fight.\u201dThe DOJ\u2019s pledge to scrap the fund hasn\u2019t satisfied Cornyn, who was supposed to meet with Blanche before Thursday\u2019s committee vote. With all Democrats opposed, a single Republican vote against Blanche would effectively kill his nomination.\u00a0\u201cWe need it in writing. We don\u2019t need well-wishes or, you know, impressions,\u201d he said, according to Politico. \u201cWe need concrete confirmation.\u201dTillis has suggested to Politico that he is \u201cpretty much following Cornyn\u2019s cue.\u201d\u00a0Cornyn\u2019s threat comes one week after he successfully threatened to block two of President Donald Trump\u2019s ambassadorial nominees unless the administration released more than $1 billion in foreign aid funding for Africa.\u00a0A White House official previously told The Daily Wire that the Trump administration has strengthened President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by providing clearer strategic direction, encouraging greater recipient-country ownership, and sharpening the program\u2019s focus on measurable health outcomes.The Trump-Cornyn clashes come just weeks after Cornyn suffered a decisive defeat in the GOP primary to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, despite spending months courting Trump\u2019s endorsement.\u201cThe only way it seems like you can get the administration\u2019s attention on some of these funding issues is by using the leverage to withhold votes on nominees,\u201d Cornyn told Semafor. \u201cWe are going to use the committee vote tomorrow as a way to \u2026 get the money distributed the way Congress appropriated it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nSenator Scorned By Trump Threatens To Hold AG Nominee Hostage Over Weaponization Fund - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1793\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senator Scorned By Trump Threatens To Hold AG Nominee Hostage Over Weaponization Fund - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is holding up and threatening to derail Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination as U.S. attorney general over a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, which the Justice Department says it has no plans to pursue.The Texas Republican, fresh off a bruising primary defeat, says Thursday\u2019s Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Blanche\u2019s nomination likely won\u2019t happen without additional guarantees from the White House.Punchbowl reported Wednesday that the DOJ sent Cornyn a written proposal in an effort to satisfy his demands. It did not work.\u00a0\u201cThey know what they need to do, but they simply refuse to do it,\u201d Cornyn told Punchbowl, announcing he called off his scheduled meeting with Blanche.Ahead of that now-canceled meeting, Cornyn took to social media Tuesday to draw his line in the sand: \u201cFake news alert: there is no \u2018deal\u2019 on Blanche nom. They know what they have to do,\u201d Cornyn posted.Cornyn is working with Sen. 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Justice Department officials complied, and after tense meetings with Senate Republicans, acting Attorney General Blanche testified: \u201cWe are not moving forward with the fund, period.\u201d\u00a0President Trump blasted Republicans who opposed the agreement.\u00a0\u201cWell, Congress didn\u2019t want it,\u201d President Trump told The Daily Caller\u2019s Reagan Reese from the Oval Office. \u201cYou have to talk to Congress. The Republican senators, some of them, got very weak knees. They didn\u2019t have the stomach for the fight.\u201dThe DOJ\u2019s pledge to scrap the fund hasn\u2019t satisfied Cornyn, who was supposed to meet with Blanche before Thursday\u2019s committee vote. With all Democrats opposed, a single Republican vote against Blanche would effectively kill his nomination.\u00a0\u201cWe need it in writing. 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