{"id":2640377,"date":"2026-08-04T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todd-blanches-nomination-takes-major-step-forward-after-clearing-senate-judiciary-committee-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:46:18","slug":"todd-blanches-nomination-takes-major-step-forward-after-clearing-senate-judiciary-committee-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todd-blanches-nomination-takes-major-step-forward-after-clearing-senate-judiciary-committee-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Blanche&#8217;s Nomination Takes Major Step Forward After Clearing Senate Judiciary Committee Vote"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ftodd-blanches-nomination-takes-major-step-forward-after-clearing-senate-judiciary-committee-vote%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=2640377&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 Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination for attorney general to the full Senate, with a 12-10 party-line vote. Support from Senators john Cornyn adn Thom Tillis was crucial after Blanche assured that the controversial $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-gets-cold-reception-from-gop-on-capitol-hill\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s &#039;anti-weaponization&#039; ... gets cold reception from GOP on Capitol Hill\">776 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund<\/a>-related to a settlement agreement involving former President Trump-would no longer be active or enforceable. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley supported the decision, emphasizing that Blanche\u2019s reassurances resolved concerns over the fund and DOJ issues. President Trump pushed for the fund\u2019s establishment to help those allegedly unfairly targeted by the Biden management, but Democrats, notably Senator Dick Durbin, questioned the enforceability of the agreement.the full senate\u2019s confirmation remains uncertain, as some moderate Republicans like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have not indicated their support. The outcome hinges on further <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >senate votes amidst ongoing political debates<\/a>.  <\/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>The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Tuesday to advance Todd Blanche\u2019s attorney general nomination to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.<\/p>\n<p>The final tally was 12-10 along party lines, which will likely set up a final vote on the Senate floor later this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/08\/04\/congress\/max-miller-daughter-abuse-image-01023575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The bottleneck at the committee level was broken when Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina threw their support behind Blanche after the acting attorney general signed an agreement confirming the $1.776 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund is dead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Senate Judiciary Committee advances Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination in a party-line vote and Grassley ends the hearing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjGiGYTUUf\">pic.twitter.com\/vjGiGYTUUf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2084657265538158663?\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senate Judiciary Committee Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newly-declassified-grassley-doc-obama-pulled-version-watergate-nearly-identical-smoking-gun-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Grassley<\/a>, a Republican from Iowa, noted ahead of the vote that Cornyn and Tillis\u2019 concerns about the fund \u201cand the IRS settlement were d by many, including this senator.\u201d He added that the changes Blanche made \u201cput this issue to bed once and for all,\u201d according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just common sense\u2026 I don\u2019t think it should have taken as long as it did to get it resolved,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8WATCH: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) backs the Republican senators who threatened to withhold support from Todd Blanche over the DOJ\u2019s \u201canti-weaponization fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just common sense \u2026 I don\u2019t think it should have taken as long to get it resolved as it did.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/txEb7UYxXB\">pic.twitter.com\/txEb7UYxXB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Off The Press (@OffThePress1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OffThePress1\/status\/2084628882024538304?\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump wanted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-forceful-defense-anti-weaponization-fund-senate-republicans-balk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-weaponization fund<\/a> established to compensate those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newly-declassified-s-show-fbi-desperately-wanted-avoid-mar-lago-raid-begged-bidens-doj-options-denied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unfairly targeted<\/a> by the Biden DOJ. The money would have come from a $1.776 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">settlement agreement<\/a> between Trump and his family for the Internal Revenue Service unlawfully leaking his tax returns.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, cast doubt on whether the deal Cornyn and Tillis struck with Blanche is enforceable in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo state the obvious, Mr. Blanche\u2019s statement on the slush fund and the IRS immunity agreement are not signed by the parties to the settlement agreement and are therefore unenforceable,\u201d Durbin said, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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 15 minutes after Mr. Blanche is confirmed as attorney general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn told reporters after the vote, \u201cThe weaponization fund is dead. We pointed out the Justice Department represented that to numerous courts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs to the idea that it could be revived in the future, I think it\u2019s highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the Department of Justice. And I think Mr. Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived, and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word for that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cornyn: \u201cAs to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it\u2019s highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LBhJTh2KNG\">pic.twitter.com\/LBhJTh2KNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2084659580177441191?\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/6007353-judiciary-committee-blanche-nomination-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported that it is unclear whether the full Senate will successfully vote to confirm Blanche.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans like Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maine-dems-nominate-nazi-tattooed-graham-platner-immediately-attacks-susan-collins-reputation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Collins<\/a>, who is up for re-election in left-leaning Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have not said whether they\u2019ll back him.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/10-biggest-election-upsets-2026-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> of Louisiana, who lost his primary race to a Trump-endorsed rival, Sen. 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