{"id":2639701,"date":"2026-08-03T14:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-todd-blanche-nomination-poised-to-succeed-as-two-gop-holdouts-flip\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:12:46","slug":"breaking-todd-blanche-nomination-poised-to-succeed-as-two-gop-holdouts-flip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-todd-blanche-nomination-poised-to-succeed-as-two-gop-holdouts-flip\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Todd Blanche Nomination Poised to Succeed as Two GOP Holdouts Flip"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbreaking-todd-blanche-nomination-poised-to-succeed-as-two-gop-holdouts-flip%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=2639701&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>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is moving closer to Senate confirmation amid political contention. His nomination faced opposition from Republican Senators John cornyn and Thom Tillis, who threatened to block it unless certain funds related to victims of political persecution, specifically an anti-weaponization fund, were eliminated. Blanche addressed these concerns by rescinding the Department of Justice\u2019s May order establishing the fund, as publicly announced on social media. <\/p>\n<p>Senators Cornyn and Tillis expressed satisfaction with the Department of Justice\u2019s formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund and confirmed in a binding written agreement that the lawsuit settlement\u2019s scope is limited to the involved parties-namely the IRS and Treasury-addressing previous objections. As a result, the Senators announced they reached an agreement with Blanche, paving the way for his Senate committee vote scheduled for Tuesday and a subsequent full Senate vote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump threatened to keep Blanche as Acting attorney General if the confirmation fails, and expressed intentions to push through legislation beneficial to those adversely affected by the Biden governance\u2019s actions. The political process remains ongoing, with the Senate vote representing the final procedural step toward confirming Blanche as the next attorney General.  <\/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>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears to be finally on the road to Senate confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche\u2019s nomination faced Senate headwinds over a fund designed to compensate victims who were politically persecuted by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secure-ag-job-blanche-kills-off-anti-weaponization-fund-designed-compensate-victims-govt-witch-hunts-like-j6ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened<\/a> that they would prevent Blanche\u2019s confirmation as attorney general until the fund was eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Blanche <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/2084114427813437897?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2084114427813437897%7Ctwgr%5E9ddf1b41ac649f3e0e76db35078024bf4e71318e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fsecure-ag-job-blanche-kills-off-anti-weaponization-fund-designed-compensate-victims-govt-witch-hunts-like-j6ers%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">capitulated on X<\/a>, posting a document that said he has rescinded the Department of Justice\u2019s May order establishing an \u201canti-weaponization fund.\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 ... ... ... ...\">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>Suddenly, all was sweetness and light with Tillis, an avowed foe of President Donald Trump, and Cornyn, who lost his GOP Senate primary to his Trump-backed rival, Texas AG Ken Paxton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the outset, Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnCornyn\" data-state=\"closed\" data-slot=\"hover-card-trigger\">@JohnCornyn<\/a> and I were clear that we needed a written document addressing our concerns on the IRS audit agreement and the anti-weaponization fund that included constraining the scope of audit protection by\u00a0limiting it to\u00a0the parties of the Settlement Agreement and legally ending the anti-weaponization fund,\u201d Tillis posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From the outset, Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnCornyn?\">@JohnCornyn<\/a> and I were clear that we needed a written document addressing our concerns on the IRS audit agreement and the anti-weaponization fund that included constraining the scope of audit protection by limiting it to the parties of the Settlement\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/2084291734884770240?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  \u201cWe are pleased that the Department of Justice has issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund,\u201d Tillis wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, the Department has acknowledged in a binding\u00a0written order that the audit settlement is limited to the plaintiffs and the scope does not extend beyond the defendants in the lawsuit, the IRS and the Treasury,\u00a0addressing concerns that multiple of our Republican colleagues ,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to express our gratitude to Mr. Blanche and his staff for working with us on this, and we look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/08\/03\/todd-blanche-attorney-general-nomination-latest\/91148507007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>, Republicans have a 12-10 majority on the committee. That allowed Cornyn and Tillis to block the nomination, knowing all Democrats will vote against him.<\/p>\n<p>A previous committee vote was put on hold until Cornyn and Tillis could be appeased.<\/p>\n<p>A committee vote is scheduled for Tuesday. Following that, the only hurdle left is a vote by the full Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis announce they have reached an agreement with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the proposed anti-weaponization fund, clearing the way for his confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>The senators had opposed Blanche over the Justice Department\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YaWYfhjvkG\">pic.twitter.com\/YaWYfhjvkG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2084300065921720814?\">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>On Sunday, Trump\u00a0angrily 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!) 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