2026-07-29T15:51:52.402Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：埃利斯·金、马努·拉朱、汉娜·拉比诺维茨、艾莉森·梅因
发布于 2026年7月29日，美国东部时间上午11:51
参议员约翰·科宁在与代理司法部长托德·布兰科的会面取消后接受记者采访，后者是司法部长提名人选。此次会面原定于7月29日周三举行。
托德·布兰科出任唐纳德·特朗普总统任命的司法部长的提名悬而未决，一名关键共和党参议员表示，司法部尚未采取足够措施让他确信，一项备受争议的18亿美元“反武器化”基金不会付诸实施。
得克萨斯州参议员约翰·科宁的此番反对之际，参议院司法委员会原本计划周四推进布兰科的提名，但如果没有科宁的支持，投票将以失败告终。
科宁周三表示，原计划与布兰科会面讨论他提出的要求，即让司法部正式废止该基金，但此次会面已被取消。这位得克萨斯州共和党人告诉CNN，他仍未收到布兰科和司法部此前要求的书面承诺，以正式废止该基金。因此，他告诉记者，他不准备投赞成票。
当被CNN问及如果听证会继续进行，他是否会阻挠提名时，科宁回答说：“我不准备投赞成票。这么说吧。”
由于科宁和司法委员会的另一位共和党议员汤姆·蒂利斯仍对司法部未提供书面保证废止该基金感到不满，目前尚不清楚委员会是否会继续推进周四的投票。科宁表示，该委员会主席查克·格拉斯利将在周三下午4点左右决定是否继续周四的会议。
“所以，我们还有一点时间，希望他们现在能认识到此事的严重性，并做出回应，”科宁在谈及布兰科的团队时说道。
一名司法部官员告诉CNN，该部门“在与委员会和参议员办公室持续磋商后，已于昨日向科宁参议员的工作人员提供了一份书面提案。我们期待就任何未决的担忧展开进一步讨论。”
然而，科宁周三告诉记者，他尚未“看到任何能回应我所提要求的书面文件”。
布兰科坚称，这项“反武器化”基金——一项备受争议的资金池，旨在奖励那些声称受到司法部不当对待的人，其中可能包括2021年1月6日的骚乱参与者——已经不复存在。本届政府此前也曾在一份法庭文件中声称已放弃该“反武器化”基金。
当被问及委员会是否仍会在周四投票时，格拉斯利说：“你得去问蒂利斯和科宁。”
司法部内部一些人对科宁周二在社交媒体上的发帖感到意外，该帖明确表示他仍不准备投票支持布兰科。他在X平台上发帖称：“布兰科的提名没有‘交易’可言。他们知道自己必须做什么。”
这位代理司法部长的团队此前曾确信布兰科的提名会在委员会投票中通过。司法部内部消息人士称，目前仍不清楚到底需要做什么才能满足科宁对“反武器化”基金的反对要求。
CNN的摩根·里默和莎拉·费里斯为本报道撰稿。
Blanche nomination in peril as key GOP senator rails on DOJ over controversial fund
2026-07-29T15:51:52.402Z / CNN
By Ellis Kim, Manu Raju, Hannah Rabinowitz, Alison Main
PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2026, 11:51 AM ET
Sen. John Cornyn speaks with reporters after a meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, nominee for attorney general, was canceled on Wednesday, July 29.
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Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general is hanging in the balance with a key GOP senator saying the Justice Department has not done enough to assure him a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund won’t move forward.
The pushback from Texas Sen. John Cornyn comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee has been planning to advance Blanche’s nomination on Thursday – but without Cornyn’s support, the vote will fail.
Cornyn said Wednesday that a planned meeting with Blanche to discuss his demands for DOJ to formally kill the fund had been canceled. The Texas Republican told CNN he still has not received the written commitment he has been demanding from Blanche and the Justice Department to formally kill the fund. As a result, he told reporters, he is not prepared to vote yes.
Asked by CNN if he would block the nomination if the hearing proceeds, Cornyn answered, “I’m not prepared to vote yes. Let me put it that way.”
With Cornyn and fellow Judiciary committee Republican Sen. Thom Tillis still unhappy that the DOJ hasn’t provided a written assurance to kill the fund, it’s unclear whether the committee will proceed with Thursday’s vote. Cornyn said the panel’s chair, Chuck Grassley, will determine around 4 p.m. on Wednesday whether to proceed with Thursday’s session.
“So, we still got a little time, and hopefully, they now recognize the seriousness of this, and will be responsive,” Cornyn said, referring to Blanche’s team.
A DOJ official told CNN the department, “provided a written proposal to Senator Cornyn’s staff yesterday following ongoing discussion with both the Committee and the Senator’s office. We look forward to further discussion around any outstanding concerns.”
However, Cornyn told reporters Wednesday that he hasn’t “seen a single piece of writing that is responsive to what I’ve requested.”
Blanche has insisted that the “anti-weaponization” fund — a controversial pool of money set aside to award people who claim to have been wronged by the Justice Department, including possibly January 6, 2021, rioters — is no longer happening. The administration had also previously asserted in a court filing that it had abandoned the “anti-weaponization” fund.
When asked if the committee will still vote on Thursday, Grassley said, “You’ll have to ask Tillis and Cornyn about that.”
Some in the Justice Department were surprised by Cornyn’s social media post Tuesday, which made clear he was still not prepared to vote in favor of Blanche. He posted to X that “there is no ‘deal’ on Blanche nom. They know what they have to do.”
The acting attorney general’s office had been confident that Blanche’s nomination would pass the committee vote. Sources within the Justice Department said there was still some confusion about what exactly would satisfy Cornyn’s push against the “anti-weaponization” fund.
CNN’s Morgan Rimmer and Sarah Ferris contributed to this report.
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