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A Clown Show of Contradictions: Trump Said the J6 Fund Was Dead at 5PM, Filed to Resurrect It by 8PM
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Hawk lays out an extraordinary Friday timeline around the roughly 1.78 billion dollar settlement fund tied to Todd Blanche's stalled nomination for Attorney General. Per reporting Hawk cites, Trump's lawyers signaled an appeal of a judge's order questioning the fund and its IRS provisions in the afternoon, Trump said he understood John Cornyn blocking Blanche, then around 5 PM declared the fund dead, and by roughly 8:22 PM filed the appeal to reinstate it. Hours later he posted that he would keep Blanche as acting Attorney General and push hard to get the fund passed.
That reversal drew a sharp response. Senator Thom Tillis posted that despite Trump saying the fund was dead, he clearly intends to resurrect what Tillis called the payout pot, and that Blanche, whom Tillis considers qualified, likely will not be confirmed because of it. The Judiciary Committee vote is set for Tuesday, the same day as the Michigan Senate primary.
Hawk makes his recurring point: Trump could have pardoned the January 6th defendants in his final two weeks in 2021 but did not, and now wants to compensate them. He also connects the dismissal of the reflecting pool case, where the DC US Attorney conceded a lack of evidence, to a broader argument about a Justice Department stumbling through high-profile cases. He notes Blanche can remain acting Attorney General even without confirmation.
#DonaldTrump #ToddBlanche #ThomTillis #JohnCornyn #JeaninePirro #January6 #IRS #Senate #Confirmation #KenPaxton #ReflectingPool #DavidHearn #DOJ #Michigan #Midterms #Politics #News #BreakingNews #CurrentEvents #Hawk
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