Cruz says Blanche faced "full-on revolt" over DOJ fund at meeting with GOP senators
Summary
Senator Ted Cruz described a tense meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about a new $1.8 billion Justice Department fund set up to pay people who say they were politically targeted. Many Republican senators were upset and opposed the fund, leading to canceled votes on border security funding.Key Facts
- The Justice Department created a nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to pay people claiming political persecution.
- The fund is part of a settlement to end President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met for two hours with about 45 Republican senators to discuss the fund.
- Many Republican senators were angry and opposed the fund, with some yelling at Blanche during the meeting.
- Senators worried that people involved in the January 6 Capitol riot might try to get money from the fund.
- Blanche assured senators that President Trump, his family, and violent January 6 rioters would not be eligible for payments.
- The timing of the fund’s announcement disrupted a Senate vote on a border security and immigration funding package.
- The Justice Department said the fund is separate from the border security funding and that reconciliation money will not go to the fund.
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