Senate panel expected to advance Blanche’s attorney general nomination after deal with GOP holdouts
Summary
A Senate committee is set to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination as Attorney General after he reached an agreement with Republican senators who had concerns. The deal included written confirmation that a fund to pay certain Trump allies would not be created and clarified the limits of tax audit protections for President Trump and his family.Key Facts
- Todd Blanche is the acting Attorney General and President Trump’s former personal lawyer.
- Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis initially threatened to block Blanche’s nomination.
- The senators wanted written proof that a $1.8 billion fund to compensate Trump allies would not be established.
- Blanche issued an order confirming no fund was created, no money transferred, and no claims paid.
- The settlement involved Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns.
- The tax audit immunity applies only to existing claims at the time of settlement, not to future tax filings.
- Only Trump, two of his sons, and the Trump Organization are covered by the tax immunity agreement.
- Democrats said Blanche’s order does not fully prevent future efforts to create such a fund.
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