Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche defends new $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

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Published May 20, 2026 at 5:45 AM CDT

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending a new $1.8 billion Department of Justice fund for people who claim they were targets of politicized prosecutions.

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