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Todd Blanche Claimed the $1.8B Fund Was Closed, but Critics Found the Fine-Print Loophole He and Trump Were Counting On
In her appearance before the House Appropriations Committee on June 2, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche delivered an unexpected admission to Democratic Rep. Grace Meng, confirming that the Department of Justice is stepping away from President Donald Trump’s controversial $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, and that it will not be revived. Major outlets promptly declared the ... Read more The post Todd Blanche Claimed the $1.8B Fund Was Closed, but Critics Found the Fine-Print Loophole He and Trump Were Counting On appeared first on New York Beacon .
In her appearance before the House Appropriations Committee on June 2, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche delivered an unexpected admission to Democratic Rep. Grace Meng, confirming that the Department of Justice is stepping away from President Donald Trump’s controversial $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, and that it will not be revived.
Major outlets promptly declared the fund dead. Yet a closer reading of Blanche’s remarks — including what he did and did not say — reveals a far different picture.
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