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Durbin, voting against AG nomination, says Todd Blanche can’t be trusted

Durbin, voting against AG nomination, says Todd Blanche can’t be trusted

FILE - Sen. Dick Durbin speaks in 2025 in Springfield. Photo: Saga Communications


(CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday voted 12 to 10 in favor of Todd Blanche’s nomination as Attorney General.

This came after two Republican holdouts demanded Blanche provide written assurances of changes to a sweeping deal settling President Trump’s $10 mill IRS lawsuit.  That includes killing the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund and modifying a tax immunity agreement for Trump and his family.

Senator Dick Durbin said prior to Tuesday’s vote there are loopholes in that deal.

“The parties could still sue to enforce the agreement and the cop-beaters fund can easily be revived with a new order from the Department of Justice fifteen minutes after Mr. Blanche is confirmed as Attorney General,” said Durbin (D-Springfield), Tuesday morning.

Durbin was referring to President Trump’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit. That includes killing the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund that would pay Trump political allies including January 6 rioters.  Durbin says Blanche told him he’d made a mistake by creating the fund — but didn’t say it during his confirmation hearing.

“Mr. Blanche’s willingness to casually lie under oath about a statement he made in a room full of witnesses shows the lengths he will go to to avoid offending President Trump,” said Durbin.

The nomination now goes to the full Senate for a vote.

Reporting from ABC News contributed to this story.

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