McConnell slams Blanche over ‘slush fund to pay people who assault cops’
McConnell said the proposal could reward people convicted of attacking Capitol Police, as Republican senators pressed Blanche for guardrails and congressional oversight.
- On Thursday, Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for accepting a $1.8 billion legal compensation fund, calling it a "slush fund" that could pay people convicted of assaulting Capitol Police.
- During a Thursday meeting with Republican senators, Blanche resisted demands for guardrails and Congressional oversight of the Trump administration's "anti-weaponization" fund intended to compensate those claiming wrongful prosecution.
- Multiple Republican senators voiced opposition, with Senator Thom Tillis calling the policy "stupid on stilts" and Senator Ron Johnson deeming the timing a "galactic blunder," per CNN reporting.
- Widespread Republican opposition forced Senate Majority Leader John Thune to send colleagues home on recess Thursday without voting on a reconciliation bill funding President Trump's immigration enforcement policies.
- McConnell's rebuke reflects his long-standing split with President Trump over the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, as critics worry the fund could benefit convicted rioters—a possibility Blanche has refused to rule out.
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Napolitano: Trump Can't Sue Himself Into A Slush Fund
Newsmax legal analyst Andrew Napolitano threw cold water on the legality of Trump's $1.8 billion Sedition Slush Fund by stating two constitutional problems that will undermine the fund. As I wrote before, Blanche and Trump orchestrated a theft from the federal government. Blanche should be impeached solely for his role in this. HOST: I mean, I agree with Senator Fetterman here. I have issues with this, and I'm just not sure how you can be the d…
‘Utterly Stupid’: Mitch McConnell Joins Group of GOP Officials Against Trump’s ‘Slush Fund’
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) slammed President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” on Thursday after a meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that saw widespread Republican opposition to the move. Blanche sat down with lawmakers on Thursday to discuss his department’s new $1.776 billion fund set up as part of a settlement of Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the 2019 leak of his tax returns. …
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