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Blanche confirmation 'could do more damage to Republicans' than a GOP revolt
The Senate Is Not Checking Trump. It Is Cleaning Up After Him.Source MaterialThe immediate story is a confirmation fight over Todd Blanche, Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department. Acting Attorney General Blanche has reportedly agreed to rescind the so-called “anti-weaponization” fund, which critics call a Trump slush fund. That detail matters less as policy than as proof of the governing arrangement: Trump sets the terms, his people ratify them, and Senate Republicans are asked to bless the result.Who Holds PowerThe actual power sits with Trump and the Senate Republican conference…
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