Blanche Secures Cornyn and Tillis Votes After Formally Terminating Anti-Weaponization Fund – Journal Posts

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Justice Department issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund and limiting the scope of an IRS audit settlement, clearing the way for his nomination.

Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), the final Republican holdouts, announced they will now vote yes on Blanche after securing a legally enforceable written document that ends the fund and constrains the audit protections to only the parties in the settlement agreement.

The senators said they had insisted from the outset on a binding document addressing both issues. The DOJ order confirms the audit settlement does not extend beyond the plaintiffs, the IRS, and the Treasury, resolving concerns shared by multiple Republican colleagues.

Cornyn and Tillis thanked Blanche and his staff for working with them and said they look forward to advancing his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Blanche is set to move through committee Tuesday morning.

Congressional Reporter Laura Weiss on X