Trump defends $1.8bn slush fund that is holding up Todd Blanche confirmation
Todd Blanche is said by Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee to have privately admitted to Senator Dick Durbin that the fund had been a mistake. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APView image in fullscreenTodd Blanche is said by Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee to have privately admitted to Senator Dick Durbin that the fund had been a mistake. He has also faced questions over his firm’s past payments from a Trump-aligned political action committee and his handling of the Epstein files.The Senate majority leader, John Thune, has said he expects the nomination to come back for a vote once Cornyn and Tillis are satisfied.
- ▪Todd Blanche is said by Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee to have privately admitted to Senator Dick Durbin that the fund had been a mistake.
- ▪Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APView image in fullscreenTodd Blanche is said by Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee to have privately admitted to Senator Dick Durbin that the fund had been a mistake.
- ▪He has also faced questions over his firm’s past payments from a Trump-aligned political action committee and his handling of the Epstein files.The Senate majority leader, John Thune, has said he expects the nomination to come back for a vo
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Todd Blanche is said by Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee to have privately admitted to Senator Dick Durbin that the fund had been a mistake. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APView image in fullscreenTodd Blanche is said by Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee to have privately admitted to Senator Dick Durbin that the fund had been a mistake. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APUS newsTrump defends $1.8bn slush fund that is holding up Todd Blanche confirmationPresident calls for former personal defense lawyer to be ‘immediately approved’ as attorney generalJoseph Gedeon in WashingtonFri 31 Jul 2026 10.39 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has defended controversial plans for a $1.8bn slush fund even as they threaten to derail the nomination of his former personal…
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