Attorney General Todd Blanche holds first press briefing after being newly sworn in
- Newly sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche faced intense questioning during his first press conference regarding politically charged prosecutions and potential government payouts to January 6 rioters.
- Blanche insisted that a controversial Anti-Weaponization Fund is dead, though he acknowledged that allies could still seek settlements through the Federal Tort Claims Act and the permanent Judgment Fund.
- President Donald Trump told reporters that the future of the payout fund remains up to Blanche, despite Blanche pledging to Congress during his confirmation battle that the fund was rescinded.
- Blanche provided no immediate updates on a House Republican criminal contempt referral against Dr. Anthony Fauci or the White House-pressed prosecution of a former Olympian accused of vandalism.
- House Democrats criticized Blanche over his closeness to Trump and a new Justice Department memo expanding executive privilege to cover the president’s private advisers.
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