{"id":41831,"date":"2026-08-12T23:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41831"},"modified":"2026-08-12T23:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:15:23","slug":"blanche-newly-confirmed-as-ag-says-anti-weaponization-fund-still-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41831","title":{"rendered":"Blanche, newly confirmed as AG, says &#8216;Anti-Weaponization Fund&#8217; still dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">In his first news conference since his narrow confirmation as attorney general, Todd Blanche again reiterated that the Justice Department&#8217;s &#8220;<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-dead-payouts\/story?id=135270168\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Anti-Weaponization Fund<\/a>&#8221; will not be revived after President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office earlier this week that its future would be Blanche&#8217;s to decide.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I keep on saying this over and over again, but I&#8217;m happy to say it one more time,&#8221; Blanche said in response to a question from ABC News. &#8220;I have testified under oath that it&#8217;s dead. 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