Acting AG Todd Blanche faces questions on $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' [View all]

Source: ABC News

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced questions Tuesday on the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to compensate those who allege they were wrongly targeted under the Biden administration.

Blanche's testimony on the Justice Department's 2027 budget request marked his first appearance before lawmakers since he was tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Justice Department April after Pam Bondi was removed from the position.

The fund, which was first reported last week by ABC News, was announced Monday as part of a settlement agreement in Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

It has already drawn condemnation from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle amid growing questions over how the funds will be distributed and whether they could be awarded to political backers of the president and even potentially the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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