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Trump May Temporarily Withdraw Blanche Nomination to Be AG

HeadlineJul 31, 2026

President Trump said Thursday he may temporarily withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general after two Republican senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, demanded that Blanche provide written modifications to the controversial settlement reached between Trump and the IRS over Trump’s unprecedented lawsuit against the agency. One part of the settlement gave Trump and his family broad immunity from IRS audits, potentially saving the family $100 million in penalties. The settlement also created a $1.776 billion fund for Trump’s allies, including January 6 insurrectionists. Blanche has said the fund will not be formed, but has not put that in writing. Trump wrote, “I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office.”

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