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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward and Katie Hawkinson

Trump administration live updates: Acting AG Todd Blanche grilled on president’s ‘unconscionable’ $1.8B ‘slush fund’

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing questions over President Donald Trump’s proposed “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as he testifies at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro called the nearly $1.8 billion fund “unconscionable,” and said it could be used to pay those who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Blanche testified that the Trump administration is “not moving forward with the fund.”

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