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Trump Holds Line on Acting AG | Dayton News
Trump’s pushing hard to keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general, threatening to let him stay indefinitely if the Senate won’t confirm him — blaming GOP senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis for blocking the nomination, calling them losers and quitters. Blanche, a respected former prosecutor, is seen by Trump as a “voice of reason,” and the president is using his acting role as leverage to push for what he calls the “Anti-Weaponization Bill” — aimed at stopping what he claims is political abuse of the justice system. With no Senate vote yet, Trump’s move signals a high-stakes power play in…
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