Acting AG Todd Blanche Denies Trump Pressured Him To Set Up $1.8 Billion IRS Settlement Fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Tuesday the Justice Department’s decision to open a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to help Jan. 6 rioters and other allies of President Donald Trump, as he testified before Congress for the first time since replacing former Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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