Trump’s threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks
Summary
President Donald Trump said he will continue with a current acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, and push forward on creating a fund to pay his supporters if two Republican senators do not back his nominee for attorney general. The fund aims to compensate people who feel they were unfairly treated by the criminal justice system but has caused division among Republicans ahead of the Senate vote.Key Facts
- President Trump threatened to keep Todd Blanche as acting Attorney General if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis do not support his official nomination.
- The senators oppose the nominee partly because of a $1.8 billion settlement fund linked to a lawsuit that compensates people who feel mistreated by the justice system.
- The fund also provides immunity from tax audits to Trump and his family members.
- Trump called the fund “dead” on Friday but reversed course on Saturday, saying he would push to restore it.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley, rescheduled the committee vote on Blanche’s nomination to allow more time to gather support.
- Senators Cornyn and Tillis are retiring and have expressed dissatisfaction with Trump not endorsing them.
- Trump says the fund will assist people unfairly treated under previous Democratic administrations.
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