Todd Blanche has been nominated as attorney general. Republican senators including John Cornyn have expressed skepticism toward an IRS provision tied to the Anti-Weaponization Fund and have demanded clarity on a related Trump-era settlement. The Department of Justice has been described as radio silent on calls to eliminate the fund.
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“The ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Threatens to Kill Blanche’s AG Nomination”
Read at National Review →The nomination faces resistance because Republican senators seek to weaken IRS enforcement tools that close tax gaps affecting revenue for social programs.
“Institutional guardrails versus shielding wealthy interests”
Senators are correctly demanding concrete accountability on IRS weaponization before confirming any nominee.
“Shrinking administrative state power and extracting explicit guardrails”
The episode underscores risks that IRS and DOJ structures enable selective enforcement against individuals.
“Restraining unaccountable bureaucracies and protecting due process”
All perspectives accept unexamined claims about the fund’s abusive nature and overlook the nominee’s prior legal record and missing statutory details.
“Routine confirmation leverage and incomplete information rather than high-principle reform”
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