{"id":8405,"date":"2026-08-03T21:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=8405"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:35:13","slug":"white-house-directly-involved-in-blanche-order-rescinding-anti-weaponization-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=8405","title":{"rendered":"White House directly involved in Blanche order rescinding \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            The White House was directly involved in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche\u2019s order to formally rescind the president\u2019s $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=8400\">FBI agent accused of stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Specifically, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and the director of legislative affairs, James Braid, were \u201cdeeply involved\u201d in the process, one official said. Blanche worked with the White House throughout the process, and kept top officials briefed on the negotiations and the key sticking points.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump was aware of the deal struck between Blanche and the two key holdout Senate Republicans on his nomination, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, to formally rescind the controversial fund and limit a prior agreement with the IRS regarding tax investigations into the president and his family members to retroactive actions, the official said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump, however, made clear on Monday that he did not personally review the deal, telling reporters in the Oval Office, \u201cI didn\u2019t look at it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI understand there\u2019s been a sign-off, but I don\u2019t know what they agreed,\u201d he said, adding that his understanding was that Blanche \u201cagreed to reconfirm things that he\u2019s already said.\u201d Trump said he viewed the fund \u201cas a positive,\u201d but said there were no other plans to revive it through another mechanism.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere\u2019s no other avenues that I know of,\u201d the president said.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a Cabinet Meeting at Camp Davaid, the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, on July 31, 2026\" class=\"wp-image-8403\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/40d49884851863ddcba6993a573edb6e.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a Cabinet Meeting at Camp Davaid, the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, on July 31, 2026<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Key GOP holdouts say they\u2019ll back Blanche for attorney general after he rescinded Trump\u2019s \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>4  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            White House officials and Trump himself had grown frustrated with the senators before a deal was reached. They believed the senators were trying to exert leverage, even though privately, one White House official said, the lawmakers acknowledged that Blanche was the best fit for the position.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            While Trump personally continues to believe in the nearly $1.8 billion fund, he was convinced by his top advisers that this was the only way to ensure Blanche\u2019s nomination for attorney general would advance, the official said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe wants Blanche confirmed,\u201d the official told CNN. \u201cHe realizes he needs to do this.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=8398\">Ethics panel finds GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards violated House sexual harassment rules and recommends censure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            A senior administration official said it is typical for the White House \u2014 or the president\u2019s chief of staff \u2014 to track the process of a nomination, but that negotiations took place only between Blanche and the senators. Braid was not deeply involved in the process, the official said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Blanche, Trump\u2019s former personal lawyer who is serving as the acting attorney general, is well-liked within the White House and is viewed as a loyal appointee of Trump. Multiple people familiar with the matter said Blanche wanted to win Senate confirmation \u2014 even though he could continue serving in an acting capacity or lead the Justice Department as the deputy attorney general for the remainder of Trump\u2019s term \u2014 and the White House wanted to help him.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Tillis and Cornyn\u2019s demands \u2014 specifically when it came to limiting the IRS agreement \u2014 left Blanche in a difficult place, as putting them in writing could anger the president. So for weeks, the Justice Department went back and forth with Cornyn\u2019s staff to try to find a middle ground.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Cornyn\u2019s chief legal counsel led the negotiations for the Texas Republican, who appeared to be the most serious detractor as the vote approached to advance Blanche\u2019s nomination. Blanche\u2019s staff sent several versions of the memo to Cornyn\u2019s counsel, according to several people familiar with the matter. In each version, the lawyer claimed to find loopholes that needed to be addressed.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      ANALYSIS\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a press conference at the Justice Department, in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-8404\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8e36198beb909662508a8b71bb791952.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a press conference at the Justice Department, in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Evelyn Hockstein\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>The major holes in Todd Blanche\u2019s concessions to Cornyn and Tillis<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>5  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Late Sunday night, Blanche published two documents in a post on X to announce that a deal had been reached. The first document is a signed memo stating the Justice Department was formally rescinding the order that established anti-weaponization fund, and the second was an unsigned statement clarifying the terms of the IRS protections. Tillis and Cornyn quickly confirmed their approval of the deal.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Blanche said in his memo that the fund \u201cshall have no force or effect\u201d and that the memo \u201cestablishes, beyond any doubt, that there is no Fund.\u201d He also credited \u201cgood faith discussions\u201d with the senators.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Still, some attorneys inside the Justice Department have questioned whether the document Blanche signed was legally binding. The anti-weaponization memo is signed by Blanche, but it does not include the signature of Trump\u2019s current personal lawyers, who would have entered into the original settlement with the administration.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=8396\">I walk 10,000 steps a day. Here\u2019s the gear I use to stay motivated and pain-free<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Evan Perez contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House was directly involved in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche\u2019s order to formally rescind the president\u2019s $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>White House directly involved in Blanche order rescinding \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund - 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