Blanche says Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president’s allies

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Trump medication is scrapping plans to make a $1.8 cardinal money meant to compensate allies of the Republican president aft wide governmental backlash and setbacks successful the courts.

“We are not moving guardant with the fund, period,” Blanche said.

Blanche’s comments during a House committee proceeding came successful effect to mounting unit from Republicans for reassurances that the Justice Department’s plans were disconnected the array earlier they would determination guardant with authorities backing President Donald Trump’s migration enforcement agencies.

The Trump medication had antecedently defended the money arsenic an due measurement marque up for what officials importune was a weaponized Justice Department during President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration, a assertion the Biden medication powerfully denied.