Image: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche

Brad Reed of Common Dreams reports: “Democratic lawmakers and anti-corruption campaigners reacted with disgust on Monday after two holdout Republican senators struck a deal to move forward with Todd Blanche’s confirmation as US attorney general.

Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) said they would support Blanche’s confirmation after he formally rescinded the $1.8 billion slush fund that had been set up to pay political allies of President Donald Trump who had purportedly been harmed by a “weaponized” justice system under former President Joe Biden.

…The deal also left in place a plan to give Trump and his family immunity from scrutiny for past tax returns filed with the IRS, though Blanche clarified on Sunday that this would not shield them from future IRS audits…”

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