Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8278x5518+0+0/resize/8278x5518!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F25%2F694f1cb7475e93d0dc3d7e152603%2Fap26211556196647.jpg' alt='Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. '/><p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.</p><p>(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136864' />