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华盛顿讯——托德·布兰奇的司法部长提名陷入搁置，得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁以支持该提名为交换条件，要求以书面协议正式废除司法部的“反武器化基金”。
参议院司法委员会原计划就推进布兰奇的提名进行投票，但该委员会关键投票人科宁对记者表示，若未达成相关协议，“我不准备投赞成票”。
周三晚些时候，委员会宣布推迟原定于周四上午举行的、审议布兰奇提名的听证会。委员会一名发言人表示，此次听证会“推迟是因为仍在争取委员会内足够支持，以有利报告司法部长提名人托德·布兰奇的资格，他完全胜任该职位”。
周三晚间，司法部一名发言人在声明中对CBS新闻表示，“数周来我们一直在与委员会成员保持常态化沟通，期待继续与参议员们富有成效地合作，解决任何关切问题”。
科宁的反对可能会断送目前担任代理司法部长的布兰奇的提名。
该委员会另一名成员、北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯表示，他与科宁持有相同担忧，但似乎对达成解决方案更有信心。在周四的投票被取消数小时前，二人与参议院司法委员会主席、爱荷华州共和党人查克·格拉斯利举行了会面。
科宁还要求修改司法部与特朗普总统达成的协议条款，限制该协议的适用范围，该协议为总统及其家属过往报税单提供税务审计豁免权。
这项审计保护措施，以及用于赔偿那些声称遭受政治迫害者的近18亿美元基金，是解决特朗普起诉美国国税局和财政部一案的和解协议的一部分。
“我只希望他们能确认他在司法委员会宣誓作证时的说法，不仅涉及武器化基金，还涉及哪些人将免受未来审计，以及联邦政府哪些机构受该豁免协议约束，”科宁周三下午表示，“这很简单，我们实际上已经向他们发送了划红线删除的修改版本。”
当天早些时候，科宁表示，他尚未看到“任何一份能回应我所提要求的书面文件”。
一名司法部官员称，该部门周二已向科宁的团队提交了“书面提案”。
“我们期待就任何未决关切展开进一步讨论，”该官员表示。
但科宁称，司法部的提案“未能回应”他的部分担忧。
一名知情人士周三晚些时候透露，司法部已向科宁和蒂利斯提交了新的回应文件，“解决了他们的关切”。
“反武器化基金”今年5月公布后遭到两党议员的强烈反对，司法部随后放弃了该计划。
在本月早些时候的提名听证会上，布兰奇重申该基金已“胎死腹中”。科宁指出，和解协议规定，对该基金的任何修改都必须得到所有相关方的书面同意。
“各方是否已就修改和解基金达成书面协议？”他问道。
“没有，和解基金根本不会推进，”布兰奇回应道，“没有任何修改。它从未启动过。没有任何资金从财政部转移到其他任何账户。”
在椭圆形办公室对记者发表讲话时，特朗普总统暗示科宁的反对源于他支持了特朗普的初选对手、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿。帕克斯顿在5月的初选中击败了科宁。
“也许约翰·科宁对我不满，因为我没有支持他，”特朗普说。
针对特朗普的言论，科宁回应道：“这是个方便的借口，而且绝非事实。”
萨拉·N·林奇、雅各布·罗森、艾伦·何和妮可·基利安为本报道撰稿。
Blanche’s nomination for attorney general on hold over fate of DOJ’s “anti-weaponization fund”
2026-07-29T20:36:00-0400 / CBS News
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Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
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Updated on: July 29, 2026 / 9:38 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general is on hold as Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas leverages his vote in exchange for an agreement in writing to formally kill the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization fund.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on advancing Blanche’s nomination, but Cornyn, a pivotal vote on the panel, told reporters, “I’m not prepared to vote yes” without an agreement.
Late Wednesday, the committee announced it had delayed a Thursday morning hearing to consider Blanche’s nomination. A committee spokesperson said the hearing was “postponed as work continues to secure sufficient support in committee to favorably report Attorney General-nominee Todd Blanche, who is highly qualified for the job.”
In a statement Wednesday night, a Justice Department spokesperson told CBS News that it “has been in regular communication with Committee members for weeks, and we look forward to continuing to work productively with Senators to address any concerns.”
Opposition from Cornyn could sink the nomination of Blanche, who currently serves as acting attorney general.
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, another member of the committee, said he shared Cornyn’s concerns, but appeared more hopeful about a resolution. The two met with Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, hours before Thursday’s vote was canceled.
Cornyn has also demanded modifications to restrict the scope of the Justice Department agreement with President Trump that granted tax audit immunity to the president and his family for prior tax returns.
The audit protection and the nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who claim they were politically persecuted were part of a settlement to resolve Mr. Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department.
“All I want them to do is to confirm what he said in his sworn testimony before the Judiciary Committee, with regard not only to the weaponization fund, but also who is protected from future audits and what agencies of the federal government are bound by the release,” Cornyn said Wednesday afternoon. “It’s pretty simple, and we’ve actually sent them a redline strikeout.”
Earlier in the day, Cornyn said he hadn’t seen “a single piece of writing that is responsive to what I’ve requested.”
A Justice Department official said the department provided a “written proposal” to Cornyn’s staff Tuesday.
“We look forward to further discussion around any outstanding concerns,” the official said.
But Cornyn said the Justice Department’s proposal was “not responsive” to some of his concerns.
The Justice Department transmitted a new response to Cornyn and Tillis that “addresses their concerns,” a source familiar with the matter said later Wednesday.
The “anti-weaponization” fund was met with fierce resistance from members on both sides of the aisle after its unveiling in May, leading the Justice Department to back away from it.
At his confirmation hearing earlier this month, Blanche reiterated that the fund was “dead.” Cornyn noted that the settlement states that any changes to it must be agreed upon in writing by all parties involved.
“Has there been a written agreement of the parties to modify the settlement fund?” he asked.
“No, the settlement fund is just not moving forward,” Blanche responded. “There’s no modification. It never started. No money went from the Treasury to any other account.”
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump suggested Cornyn’s opposition stemmed from his endorsement of his primary opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton defeated Cornyn in the May primary.
“Maybe John Cornyn is upset with me because I didn’t endorse him,” Mr. Trump said.
In response to Mr. Trump, Cornyn said: “That’s a convenient excuse, and it happens to be untrue.”
Sarah N. Lynch, Jacob Rosen, Alan He and Nikole Killion contributed to this report.
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