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WATCH: Dem senator snaps after Acting AG Blanche accuses him of 'obviously lying' in heated exchange
The coverage centers on a heated exchange between Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen over the DOJ’s funding and handling of a new Anti-Weaponization Fund, including a $1.776 billion payout framework for alleged victims and references to a restitution fund. NBC News and PBS NewsHour (left-center) emphasize the DOJ’s fund creation and the Senate questioning, noting bipartisan scrutiny. Fox News (right) highlights Blanche accusing Van Hollen of lying and frames the dispute around a Jan. 6 pardonee and alleged use of restitution funds to silence victims, with emphasis on Trump allies and a slush fund critique. The most recent development centers on the fund’s existence and cross-party questioning, with differing framings of motive and impact.
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WATCH: Dem senator snaps after Acting AG Blanche accuses him of 'obviously lying' in heated exchange
Blanche says Van Hollen lied about the Jan. 6 pardonee claiming to use restitution money to silence victims. (Credit: C-SPAN) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accused Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., of lying during a line of questioning after the senator said a Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump had.
Blanche faces senators on new Trump 'weaponization' fund, Epstein, budget cuts
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since taking the role, answering to bipartisan questions about his department's newly created "Anti-Weaponization Fund." The Justice Department announced on Monday a new, nearly $1.8 billion fund as part of a settlement with President.
DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants
Earlier this year, not long after Trump administration official Ed Martin was stripped of his role as head of the Justice Department’s “weaponization” working group that targeted the president’s political foes, he sat down for breakfast at an upscale spot near the White House. Inside Peacock Alley at the Waldorf.