Senate blocks attorney general nominee's confirmation vote over $1.8 billion wrongful-targeting compensation fund
Senate lawmakers scrapped a committee vote scheduled for Thursday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, unwilling to proceed without assurances that Blanche will not attempt to revive a nearly $1.8 billion fund — created as part of a legal settlement — to compensate people who allege they were wrongfully targeted by the U.S. government.
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- ✓Senate lawmakers delayed a committee vote scheduled for Thursday on Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination. (Scripps News)
- ✓The delay was tied to concerns about a $1.8 billion fund created to compensate people alleging wrongful government targeting. (Scripps News)
- ✓The fund was established as part of a legal settlement. (Scripps News)
- ✓Lawmakers demanded assurances Blanche would not attempt to revive the compensation fund. (Scripps News)
~ Interpretation
- ~The Senate's action reflects disagreement over whether a federal compensation mechanism for alleged government wrongdoing should remain available. (Scripps News reporting of lawmakers' position, not independently verified)
- ~The delay signals concern among some Senate members that Blanche's confirmation could enable dismantling of the settlement fund. (Implicit in Scripps News reporting of the conditional vote delay)
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