Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — who was previously President Trump’s personal lawyer — announced Tuesday he was killing the $1.8 billion slush fund for Trump’s allies, telling a House Appropriations Committee, “We’re not moving forward with the fund, period.” Blanche clarified that only the fund was being scrapped. The rest of the settlement between Trump and the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns remains in force. The settlement includes a sweeping addendum that permanently bars the IRS from investigating Trump, his family and businesses. This is Democratic Congressmember Rosa DeLauro.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro: “We have had a ton of backlash on this, on this $1.8 billion slush fund. However, so, we’ll not move on that, but as part of the settlement, which you’ve said, which is this immunity for the president and his family and his business, etc., that stands.”