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Published: Friday, May 22, 2026

"So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong — Take your pick," Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former majority leader, said in a statement.

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The Nashville Ledger Blanche thrust into Republican firestorm over $1.8B fund as he seeks to prove his loyalty to Trump - The Nashville Ledger - Business, Government, Politics, News, Public Records, Public Notices, Crime Report, Neighborhood Report, Marketing Lists, Research » Subscribe Today! The Power of Information Home The Ledger - EST. 1978 - Nashville Edition Home | About Us | Archive | Distribution Locations Help | Your Account | Contact Us | Log In | Subscribe X User Name: Password: Forgot your password? Keep me logged in NAME & PROPERTY SEARCH » Research millions of people and properties [+] Name Property Name: Street Address: FRONT PAGE NEWS Friday, May. 22, 2026 Friday, May. 15, 2026 Friday, May. 8, 2026 Friday, May. 1, 2026 Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 « Back | Forward » Go to date: Search News: PUBLIC RECORDS Friday, May. 22, 2026 Thursday, May. 21, 2026 Wednesday, May. 20, 2026 Tuesday, May. 19, 2026 Monday, May. 18, 2026 « Back Go to date: Search Records: PUBLIC NOTICES Friday, May. 22, 2026 Friday, May. 15, 2026 Friday, May. 8, 2026 Friday, May. 1, 2026 Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 « Back | Forward » Go to date: Search Notices: Home > Article VOL. 50 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 22, 2026 Blanche thrust into Republican firestorm over $1.8B fund as he seeks to prove his loyalty to Trump Tweet By Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated Press Updated 11:23AM Print | Front Page | Email this story To: From: Message: From (email): Message: WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; When acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed off on a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate President Donald Trump's allies for alleged political prosecution, he may have pleased his boss. But the eyebrow-raising move &mdash; the latest in his push to prove his loyalty to Trump &mdash; has agitated the same Republican lawmakers he would need to secure the permanent job. Blanche insists he's not auditioning for the job of attorney general. But a succession of splashy steps the Justice Department has taken under his watch since he took the position on an acting basis last month, including an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, have left no doubt about the impression he's hoping to make on the president who appointed him. The fund in particular has put Blanche at the center of a Republican firestorm at a time when he aims to establish himself as the perfect person for the job for the remainder of Trump's term. And it sharpened concerns from Democrats and other Blanche critics that he has not shed his mantle as the president's personal attorney. "So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong &mdash; Take your pick," Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former majority leader, said in a statement. From the president's former lawyer to the Justice Department's top job A former federal prosecutor in New York, Blanche came to public prominence for his lead role on Trump's defe

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