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Blanche’s AG Bid Blocked by Senators | Raleigh News
Trump’s push to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General hits a wall as two key Republicans block his nomination over a contentious restitution fund for January 6th protesters. While Trump leverages U.S. Code 508 to keep Blanche in the acting role without Senate approval, legal experts say other laws already allow temporary appointments. The senators demand the fund — totaling $1.776 billion — be dissolved, calling it taxpayer money going to those who attacked law enforcement. Trump publicly backs Blanche, even suggesting he’d withdraw his name until the senators are gone, while defending the…
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