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Blanche rescinds fund for Trump supporters after GOP senators threaten to block his AG bid

August 02, 2026

The move comes after weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking Todd Blanche's nomination to become attorney general. A spokeswoman for Texas Sen. John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche’s nomination, confirmed the agreement late Sunday. The other GOP senator, North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, did not have immediate comment.

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