Todd Blanche faces lingering GOP holdouts for attorney general post over ‘anti-weaponization fund’

general with Trump to create a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund. The fund, which was scrapped amid bipartisan pushback, was eligible to make payments to Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters, among others. Blanche is also Trump’s former personal criminal defense attorney.

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