The president could get his AG pick confirmed easily, if only he’d give up the slush fund.
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Left: President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 17, 2025. Right: Acting–Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2026.
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The irony is that Todd Blanche can’t be confirmed for the very reason that he shouldn’t be confirmed: He is willfully running interference for something tawdry that President Trump is insistent on doing under the guise of Justice Department authority, namely, establishing the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund. An attorney general fit for the job would resign rather than be a part of that.
As I’ve been telling you, despite Blanche’s testimony to the contrary, the slush fund is not dead.
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Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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The irony is that Todd Blanche can’t be confirmed for the very reason that he shouldn’t be confirmed: He is willfully running interference for something tawdry that President Trump is insistent on doing under the guise of Justice Department authority, namely, establishing the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund. An attorney general fit for the job would resign rather than be a part of that.
As I’ve been telling you, despite Blanche’s testimony to the contrary, the slush fund is not dead.
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About the Author
Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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