{"id":2639634,"date":"2026-08-03T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-secure-ag-job-blanche-kills-off-anti-weaponization-fund-designed-to-compensate-victims-of-govt-witch-hunts-like-most-j6ers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:12:45","slug":"to-secure-ag-job-blanche-kills-off-anti-weaponization-fund-designed-to-compensate-victims-of-govt-witch-hunts-like-most-j6ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-secure-ag-job-blanche-kills-off-anti-weaponization-fund-designed-to-compensate-victims-of-govt-witch-hunts-like-most-j6ers\/","title":{"rendered":"To Secure AG Job, Blanche Kills off Anti-Weaponization Fund Designed to Compensate Victims of Gov&#8217;t Witch Hunts, Like Most J6ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fto-secure-ag-job-blanche-kills-off-anti-weaponization-fund-designed-to-compensate-victims-of-govt-witch-hunts-like-most-j6ers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2639634&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses actions taken by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding a controversial &#8220;anti-weaponization fund.&#8221; Blanche rescinded a prior Department of Justice order that established this fund, which aimed to compensate victims allegedly persecuted by the Biden governance. The move follows extensive discussions with congressional members and senators, addressing concerns about the fund&#8217;s scope and implications. The fund had faced meaningful backlash,with Democrats and media falsely labeling it as a &#8220;slush fund&#8221; for Donald Trump,and Republican senators threatening to block Blanche&#8217;s confirmation until the fund was eliminated.Ultimately, Blanche&#8217;s memo clarified the fund would no longer move forward, and certain provisions, like immunity from tax audits for the president and family, were limited. The president had previously threatened to revive the fund if Blanche&#8217;s confirmation was blocked, and discussions also touched on legal immunities associated with the settlement. The overall <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >situation reflects political tensions surrounding<\/a> the DOJ&#8217;s handling of the fund and Blanche&#8217;s confirmation process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To expedite his confirmation as a permanent replacement to former Attorney General Pam Bondi,\u00a0Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche\u00a0has rescinded the Department of Justice\u2019s May order establishing an \u201canti-weaponization fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blanche announced the rescinding of the May 18 order by publishing a signed memo to the social media site X late Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the Acting Attorney General has repeatedly advised that the Fund is not moving forward, and the Department has repeatedly represented to district courts that the Fund is not moving forward, today\u2019s Order officially rescinds the May 18, 2026 Order,\u201d the signed memo read.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche wrote in his post that he\u2019d reached this decision after having \u201cmet with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns or outstanding questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My team and I have met with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns or outstanding questions. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-reaches-deal-with-doj-ahead-of-todd-blanche-nomination-vote\/\" title=\"... reaches deal with DOJ ahead of ... nomination vote\">enjoyed good faith discussions<\/a>, and as a result issue the following order and update with regard to the May IRS settlement. The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U6hs15kw2D\">pic.twitter.com\/U6hs15kw2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acting AG Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/2084114427813437897?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Designed to compensate victims who were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-grandmother-69-cancer-reports-prison-jan-6-charges-message-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">politically persecuted<\/a> by the Biden administration, the fund\u2019s mere existence prompted massive backlash and misinformation from Democrats and their media allies \u2014 both of whom falsely accused the fund of being a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsom-wants-confiscate-100-payouts-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slush fund<\/a>\u201d for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Making matters worse, Republicans like Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina joined the chorus by threatening to block Blanche\u2019s confirmation as Attorney General until the fund was eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the backlash, the DOJ said in June that it would no longer be moving forward with the fund, but Cornyn and Tillis continued complaining and demanding that the fund be entirely nixed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need paper. We need it in writing. We don\u2019t need well wishes or, you know, impressions,\u201d Cornyn said last week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/07\/28\/congress\/todd-blanche-judiciary-committee-delay-01013621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the elimination of the fund having since been confirmed on paper, only now has Cornyn changed his tune:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Sen. Cornyn has reached an agreement with the DOJ over the weaponization fund and audit, which had been a roadblock in the confirmation of Todd Blanche as AG. Per spokesperson Natalie Yezbick: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NXIWV4fNBz\">pic.twitter.com\/NXIWV4fNBz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabby Birenbaum (@birenbomb) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/birenbomb\/status\/2084119529760719011?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As of Monday morning, neither Tillis nor his team had commented on Blanche\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came a day after the president angrily threatened to fully revive the fund if Cornyn and Tillis ultimately voted against Blanche.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Senators Cornyn and Tillis \u2026 aren\u2019t going to approve Todd Blanche \u2026 to be the United States Attorney General, then I will keep Todd as Acting A.G., and push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill, which takes care of those who have been so badly treated by the Crooked Joe Biden (and Obuma!) Administration (I get nothing, although I was treated horribly!), PASSED,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117020029291674756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on .<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-blanche-trump-justice-fund-a38decfc7f20e4f73a181914d53111da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>, the memo published by Blanche on Sunday also limited the scope of a provision within the settlement that would have granted the president and his family members immunity from tax audits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deal clarifies that the tax audit immunity agreement \u2018applies by its terms only retroactively\u2019 to claims open at the time of the settlement and does not protect the president from examination of future tax filings,\u201d the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>This, too, had been a stickler for Cornyn, a \u201cRINO Republican,\u201d according to many critics, who was effectively voted out of office during his primary election after Trump endorsed his opponent, Texas Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-ken-paxton-defeated-john-cornyn-tx-gop-senate-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Paxton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]] = document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display = 'block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src = firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id'] = firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting = jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display = 'block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To speed up his confirmation as Attorney General, Todd Blanche revoked the DOJ\u2019s May order creating an \u201canti-weaponization fund,\u201d announcing it via a signed memo on X late Sunday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2639636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd-Blanche-confirmation.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83615,5045,36034,83614,7788],"class_list":["post-2639634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ag-job","tag-government","tag-political-persecution","tag-victim-compensation","tag-weapons"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd-Blanche-confirmation.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2639634"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2639638,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639634\/revisions\/2639638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2639634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2639634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2639634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}