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Todd Blanche's Nomination Is in Trouble. It Should Have Been Doomed From the Beginning.
['Jacob Sullum', 'Charles Oliver', 'Matthew Petti', "Meagan O'Rourke", 'Elizabeth Nolan Brown']
Reason.com
Cornyn and Tillis want Blanche's written assurance that the fund will not be revived, which he so far has refused to provide.
As Cornyn noted during Blanche's July 15 confirmation hearing, that promise of protection is breathtakingly broad.
Blanche's order protects "the Plaintiffs," meaning Trump, two of his sons, and the Trump Organization.
Trump's lawsuit preposterously alleged that an IRS contractor's illegal disclosure of the plaintiffs' tax returns had caused "at least" $10 billion in damages.
It was legally doomed right out of the gate because Trump missed the statutory deadline for filing such claims.