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4 Takeaways From Acting AG Blanche’s First Senate Testimony

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche fielded tough questions from U.S. senators on Tuesday after announcing an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” of almost $1.8 billion to compensate victims of politicized lawfare.

He also tackled other questions in his first appearance before Congress since becoming acting attorney general last month. Blanche assumed the role after the ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Here are four key topics from the hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.

1. Anti-Weaponization Fund or ‘Slush Fund’?

Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, noted that the Anti-Weaponization Fund is part of a settlement from President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over what she called the “completely inappropriate leak of the president and his organization’s tax data.”

However, she seemed skeptical about the fund itself.

“Has the DOJ ever used amounts in the judgment fund to pay claims that have yet to be brought against the United States government based on the settlement of a completely unrelated case?” Collins asked.

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Blanche responded the Obama administration had an “almost identical in structure” fund in the Keepseagle settlement, which offered compensation and loan........

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