Trump’s tax immunity scheme hoists president by his own petard on Blanche AG nomination
The acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, is seen after leaving a meeting on Capitol Hill on 29 July 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, is seen after leaving a meeting on Capitol Hill on 29 July 2026 in Washington DC. And for a few brief hours on Wednesday, it seemed that the president might agree to a relatively modest request from two Republican senators to put in writing that there were certain limits on an extraordinary tax immunity deal.
- ▪The acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, is seen after leaving a meeting on Capitol Hill on 29 July 2026 in Washington DC.
- ▪Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, is seen after leaving a meeting on Capitol Hill on 29 July 2026 in Washington DC.
- ▪And for a few brief hours on Wednesday, it seemed that the president might agree to a relatively modest request from two Republican senators to put in writing that there were certain limits on an extraordinary tax immunity deal.
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The acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, is seen after leaving a meeting on Capitol Hill on 29 July 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, is seen after leaving a meeting on Capitol Hill on 29 July 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesDonald TrumpAnalysisTrump’s tax immunity scheme hoists president by his own petard on Blanche AG nominationSam LevineRepublican senators sought written limits on settlement, but president held firm despite risk to attorney general pick US politics live – latest updates Thu 30 Jul 2026 16.33 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Jul 2026 16.34 EDTShareDonald Trump’s refusal to officially end a hugely controversial agreement giving him broad tax…
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