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‘Shall have no force or effect’: Acting AG Blanche defies Trump to protect his nomination and gives in to GOP demands over Anti-Weaponization fund
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By formally rescinding the president’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, Blanche has managed to clear a major hurdle that threatened to derail his path through the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The attached order stated, “The Attorney General’s May 18, 2026 Order establishing the Anti-Weaponization Fund (‘Fund’) is rescinded and shall have no force or effect.”
A fund that sparked a riftPer CNN, the fund was created as part of a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed by Trump against the IRS.
BREAKING: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issues order terminating U.S. President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' to compensate supporters after weeks of negotiations with two GOP senators who were blocking his nomination.
Per CNN, he even suggested on Saturday that if the Senate didn’t confirm Blanche, he would push to get the anti-weaponization fund passed into law regardless.