BREAKING: BOMBSHELL announcement on Todd Blanche's confirmation vote

Some major breaking news here ahead of Todd Blanche's scheduled confirmation hearing.According to the Senate Judiciary Committee, tomorrow's hearing for Blanche to become permanent Attorney General has now been postponed.And let's be clear, this was absolutely predictable.Take a listen to what John Cornyn had to say today here.

We expected some written proposals to modify the release that was signed in the tax dispute with President Trump and his organization.It's clear President Trump was wronged.Obviously, the guy who leaked the information is now in prison for violating the law.But the scope of the release is really the problem.And as you heard during the hearing, I asked him, for example, that is this intended to release people who are not parties to this lawsuit?He said no.

Well, the audit protection about future audits, is this intended to apply to anyone other than the parties to the lawsuit?And is it retroactive?He said, yes.It's not designed to provide prospective immunity from tax audits.And then third, I said, is this intended to to apply to anyone other than the defendants in the lawsuit, which are the IRS and the Treasury, and not other federal agencies.And he said yes.

To me, it's pretty simple.They could state that in a modified release form.That would be responsive to my request.But for some reason, I don't know whether it's the staff of the DOJ or who it is, but they simply, they know what they need to do, but they simply refuse to do it.

So are you a no, are you a no tomorrow if this comes to a vote?

Well, Senator Grassley tells me that we need to know by four days.'clock this afternoon whether the markup is still on.So we've still got a little time and hopefully they now recognize the seriousness of this and will be responsive.

But if it stands as it is now, if it stands as it is now, if it stands as it is now, right now, would you vote now?

I'm not prepared to vote yes.Let me put it that way.

So you looked at the statement from DOJ.They said that they had sent you this proposal.It was not responsive.And what do you mean by that?I mean it did not cover the audit issue or the scope of the release issue.That's what I mean.

Why do you think they're not getting assets from you?Maybe they think they can rule me.Can they enroll you?No.

At this moment, right now, about an hour and a half until 4 p .m.

, you're currently enrolled.I think, Sir DeGrasse is telling me that they'll enroll by 5 o 'clock.5 or 4 o 'clock.

So now we've got John Cornyn, who is signaling that he won't vote for Todd Blanch until he gets written, formal confirmation that Trump's $1 .8 billion anti -weaponization fund, which is what Trump settled for to resolve his lawsuit against his own IRS over leaked tax records, is truly dead.That fund would have compensated people, including, critically, Trump, his family, and his businesses, who claim they were unfairly targeted by federal tax enforcement.So because Cornyn clearly didn't get that assurance, that written confirmation could We're now in a situation where the confirmation hearing isn't moving forward.And by the way, it wasn't just John Cornyn who is signaling distaste for Todd Blanch.

Sir, you've been incredibly clear with what you would like Todd Blanch to do.What do you think?

I don't know.I've been using English.

And you've been incredibly clear for days now.What do you think the holdup is here?

Beats me.Maybe they think I'm just crazy.give up or go along, but they're mistaken.

Did they say they're going to respond to you by 4 p .m.today?Did they say they're going to respond to you by 4 p .

m.tomorrow?I think they realize now that we're serious, and I think Senator Tillis is pretty much on the same page that I am, so they better get real, and there's not much time left.

So we've got Tom Tillis as well.And then Bill Cassidy said this, quote, I have to make sure that he is the attorney general who used to be the president's personal attorney, not the personal attorney who is also the attorney general.I am concerned about the lawfare going after people.Cassidy Hutchinson, for example, a grand jury, I'm told, is being impaneled, going after her.Why?Tell me that again.

Why?The fact that that's happening has great concern and should concern all Americans, because where does it stop?Now, notably, these are three Republicans who have already been excommunicated from the party by Trump for not being sufficiently loyal.Because courage is only possible on the right starting from the moment that Trump is no longer there to protect you.Like, America used to have soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy.Now we have elected officials who managed to speak out about the President of the United States paying himself from the U .

S.Treasury, but only after it's clear that they can't keep their jobs.Wow.Talk about bravery.Now, with that said, Cornyn, to his credit, has been consistent on this issue.Here he is during Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing talking about the anti -weaponization fund.

But let's talk a little bit about the settlement agreement and the release.First of all, I believe you have said that the weaponization fund is a moot issue.

Is that your position?Yes.It is a moot issue, meaning there is no weaponization fund.The weaponization fund is dead.It's not moving forward.

Well, I would refer you to the settlement agreement.Do you happen to have a copy of that in front of you?I do not.Okay.Well, you probably know what's in it.I'm familiar with it, yes.

I'm sure you are.On page four, this settlement agreement may be modified only upon the written agreement of the parties.Has there been a written agreement of the parties to modify the settlement fund?

No.The settlement fund's just not moving forward.There's no modification.It never started.No money went from the treasury to any other account.There's no commissioners.

It's not moving forward.

Well, so the settlement agreement remains as it was originally.But I hear what you're saying.Is the settlement agreement enforceable as a contract by the parties?

Well, yes, it's an enforceable document.So I suppose if President Trump's counsel sought to enforce it, they potentially could.Including the weaponization fund?Well, they could try to enforce the contract.They can't force the Department of Justice to move forward with the weaponization fund.They could potentially say that, I suppose, that we breached.

by not moving forward.They haven't done that.And I'm not aware that they're planning on doing that.

So basically, Todd Blanche is offering up verbal assurance that the weaponization fund won't continue, but refuses to offer up any written confirmation, because with written confirmation, then it would be binding.And they can't possibly have that, because as we all know, the moment Todd Blanche gets confirmed, Trump will again seek the resurrection of that fund.And Todd Blanche not only won't stop him, he'll help him, as he did with the literal creation of this fund.I mean, honestly, we're going to take Trump's word for it when this is what Trump has to say on the matter?

Excuse me, Mr. President, just to clarify on what you were asked earlier, is the $1 .8 billion DOJ fund dead or is it on hold?

I'd have to ask the lawyers, I don't know.I know one thing, the weaponization.Are you talking about the weaponization fund?Yeah, what's your decision?The weaponization fund, as far as I'm concerned,was a beautiful thing.

It was something I was proud of.I didn't make it, but I was, I heard that.I thought that was the greatest thing because people like you have abused our people so badly.The fake news like CNN, like the New York Times and like others have abused our people.Wait a minute, be quiet.

But sure, we should trust that that guy totally, definitely isn't going to resurrect the anti -weaponization fund the second Todd Blanche is confirmed.Got it.Now importantly, if Cornyn votes no, then Todd Blanche's nomination won't be able to advance out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, so it's effectively dead at that point, barring some extreme action by John Thune, which is why this whole thing was postponed until there's some resolution.As for Trump, he offered no response on the merits, because of course he wouldn't, he literally wants the weaponization fund to continue, so he's not going to oppose that, but instead he opined on how Cornyn's opposition clearly was personal.

Would you advise the Justice Department to listen to the concerns of John Cornyn and make it clear in writing that this weaponization fund is dead once and for all?

I think that that's an issue between right now the White House and Senators Cornyn and Tillis, but yeah, I would encourage them to sit down, which I think they are, and trying to come to a resolution there so that the markup can continue tomorrow and we can get Todd Blanch ready for the floor.

Now as for Trump's response to all of this, he didn't say anything about the merits, because of course he didn't.He literally wants the weaponization fund, so he's not going to oppose that.But instead, he did a pine on how John Cornyn's opposition was personal.

Well, all I can say is Todd Blanch is outstanding, and I thought he's, I thought it was pretty routine because he's so good.He just wouldn't find a better person.So I don't know, maybe John Cornyn's up to something.me because I didn't endorse him.I don't know what it is, but I haven't heard that there's a problem.I heard he's going through quite nicely.

To which Cornyn replied, saying this.

In this case, he's not representing the president.So when the president says that you're doing this as a political vendetta, what do you say?That's a convenient excuse, and it happens to be untrue.

So look, it's obviously a problem that Todd Blanche won't commit to ending this slush fund, but the fact that it was created in the first place is absolutely disqualifying enough unto itself.That Todd Blanche, Trump's personal criminal defense attorney, has decided that our taxpayer dollars are there to serve as a blank check, a slush fund, to pay out insurrectionists and cop beaters, is all the reason in the world that he should never be anywhere near the levers of power.that he felt this was somehow appropriate in the first place is all the reason any U .S.Senator who's even pretending to act in good faith should never empower this crook with an ounce of validation.Here's to hoping that at least these three excommunicated members of the GOP can keep what little backbone remains and ensure that Todd Blanch never becomes Attorney General.

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