WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said Friday that he will back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche's confirmation to lead President Donald Trump's Justice Department. He has been serving as acting attorney general since Trump fired Pam Bondi in April after she failed to deliver on criminal cases against Trump's foes. “The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration," Murkowski said. Under the deal, Blanche formally rescinded the “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” writing in an order that “there is no Fund.” Trump has repeatedly defended the fund and has threatened to push forward with it if Republicans don't support Blanche's nomination.