Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote

U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for permanent leadership advanced through a Senate Judiciary Committee party-line vote after two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, supported it following Blanche's assurance that President Donald Trump’s 'anti-weaponization' fund is rescinded. The fund, tied to tax immunity for Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization, was criticized by Cornyn and Tillis as unjustified.