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华盛顿讯——德克萨斯州联邦共和党参议员约翰·科宁和北卡罗来纳州联邦共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯周一正式宣布支持托德·布兰奇出任司法部长提名，此前双方达成了一项长期寻求的协议，终止备受争议的“反武器化”基金，并明确了一项全面的税收豁免协议的范围。
“我们很高兴司法部已发布正式命令终止‘反武器化’基金，”这两位共和党参议员在一份联合声明中表示。“此外，司法部在一份具有约束力的书面命令中承认，此次审计和解仅适用于原告，范围不超出诉讼中的被告、美国国税局和财政部，这解决了我们多位共和党同僚的担忧。”
科宁和蒂利斯的支持为布兰奇领导司法部的征程扫清了重大障碍。有了他们的背书，参议院司法委员会预计将把他的司法部长提名提交至全院参议院。该委员会定于周二上午举行会议。
近几周来，这两位参议员对总统与美国国税局5月份达成的和解协议的担忧险些破坏布兰奇的提名确认程序。司法委员会原本计划于上周四就推进他的提名进行投票，但由于反对声音，会议被推迟。
一名委员会发言人当时表示，该程序将被推迟，“因为我们仍在努力争取委员会内足够的支持，以有利地报告司法部长提名人选托德·布兰奇——他完全胜任该职位。”
科宁和蒂利斯均将于明年年初离开参议院。他们在声明中指出，从一开始就明确表示，“我们需要一份书面文件，解决我们对美国国税局审计协议和‘反武器化’基金的担忧，其中包括将审计保护的范围限制在和解协议的各方范围内，并合法终止‘反武器化’基金。”两人对布兰奇及其工作人员为达成解决方案所做的工作表示感谢，并补充说，他们“期待着尽快投票将他的提名从参议院司法委员会推进。”
这笔18亿美元的“反武器化”基金是特朗普先生与美国国税局达成的和解协议的一部分，旨在解决他因政府承包商泄露其纳税申报单而提起的民事诉讼。该计划原本允许声称自己是联邦政府“武器化”受害者的人寻求赔偿。
该协议的另一项条款给予特朗普先生、他的两个成年儿子、特朗普集团及相关实体全面的纳税申报审计豁免权。
这些条款立即引发了国会山共和党人和民主党人的强烈反对，他们担心在2021年1月6日袭击美国国会大厦期间袭击执法人员的定罪者可能会领取纳税人资助的赔偿。
尽管布兰奇在6月份告诉众议院委员会，司法部不会推进“反武器化”基金，但他的表态未能缓解参议员们的担忧。
在上个月司法委员会举行的确认听证会上，科宁就该基金的现状以及特朗普本人是否已书面同意终止该基金向布兰奇提出质询。这位代理司法部长当时重申，该计划“已夭折”。
尽管如此，科宁和蒂利斯仍继续与司法部进行谈判，以解决他们对税收豁免和“反武器化”计划的担忧。
在科宁和蒂利斯的反对威胁进一步拖延布兰奇的提名确认后，特朗普先生上周末发出最后通牒，告诉共和党持不同意见者，如果他们继续阻挠，他将让布兰奇继续担任代理司法部长，并推动设立司法部基金。
蒂利斯周六在X平台上回应了总统的威胁，称尽管政府做出了保证，但特朗普先生“显然打算重启为暴徒设立的赔偿基金”。这位北卡罗来纳州共和党人表示，“不幸的是，我认为合格的托德·布兰奇将无法获得确认，因为这一逆转”，同时补充说，他希望在周二的委员会会议前能解决这个问题。
一天后，布兰奇宣布撤销司法部的该基金。除了撤销他5月份设立该计划的指令外，布兰奇还明确表示，税收豁免仅适用于特朗普先生、他的儿子小唐纳德·特朗普和埃里克·特朗普，以及特朗普集团，且仅涵盖已提交的纳税申报单。
布兰奇在公告中提到了近几周来他与司法委员会成员的会晤，以及为解决参议员们的担忧所做的努力。
“我们进行了坦诚的讨论，因此发布以下关于5月份美国国税局和解协议的命令和更新，”布兰奇说。“司法部始终欢迎并感谢与国会所有成员进行富有成效的接触。”
与特朗普先生及其律师达成的书面和解协议并未修改。
布兰奇撤销“反武器化”基金
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Cornyn and Tillis back Blanche for attorney general after deal on “anti-weaponization” fund
August 3, 2026 / 11:00 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina formally announced their support on Monday for Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after reaching a long-sought agreement to end the controversial “anti-weaponization” fund and clarify the scope of a sweeping deal for tax immunity.
“We are pleased that the Department of Justice has issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund,” the Republican senators said in a joint statement. “Additionally, the Department has acknowledged in a binding written order that the audit settlement is limited to the plaintiffs and the scope does not extend beyond the defendants in the lawsuit, the IRS and the Treasury, addressing concerns that multiple of our Republican colleagues share.”
The support from Cornyn and Tillis clears a significant hurdle for Blanche in his quest to lead the Justice Department. With their backing, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to advance his nomination for attorney general to the full Senate. The committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday morning.
Concerns from the two senators regarding the president’s settlement with the IRS in May threatened to derail Blanche’s confirmation in recent weeks. The Judiciary Committee had initially scheduled a vote to advance his nomination last Thursday, but the meeting was postponed amid the opposition.
A committee spokesperson said then that the proceeding would be delayed “as work continues to secure sufficient support in committee to favorably report Attorney General-nominee Todd Blanche, who is highly qualified for the job.”
Cornyn and Tillis, who are both leaving the Senate early next year, noted in their statement that they have been clear from the outset that “we needed a written document addressing our concerns on the IRS audit agreement and the anti-weaponization fund that included constraining the scope of audit protection by limiting it to the parties of the Settlement Agreement and legally ending the anti-weaponization fund.” The pair expressed their gratitude to Blanche and his staff for their work to reach a resolution, and added that they “look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon.”
The $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund was created as part of a settlement agreement Mr. Trump reached with the IRS to resolve a civil lawsuit he filed over the leak of his tax returns by a government contractor. The program would have allowed people who claimed they were victims of “weaponization” by the federal government to seek compensation.
Another provision of the deal granted Mr. Trump, his two older sons, the Trump Organization and affiliated entities sweeping immunity from audits of tax returns.
The terms sparked swift pushback from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, who were concerned that people convicted for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol could collect taxpayer-funded payments.
While Blanche told a House committee in June that the Justice Department was not moving forward with the “anti-weaponization” fund, his assertions failed to assuage senators’ concerns.
During his confirmation hearing before the Judiciary Committee last month, Cornyn pushed Blanche about the status of the fund and whether Mr. Trump himself had agreed in writing to kill it. The acting attorney general reiterated then that the program is “dead.”
Still, Cornyn and Tillis continued to negotiate with the Justice Department to address their concerns about the tax immunity and anti-weaponization program.
After Cornyn and Tillis’ opposition threatened to further stall Blanche’s confirmation, Mr. Trump delivered an ultimatum over the weekend, telling the GOP holdouts that if their blockade continued, he would keep Blanche on the job as acting attorney general and move to make the Justice Department fund a reality.
Tillis responded to the president’s threat on X on Saturday, saying despite the assurances from the administration, Mr. Trump “clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks.” The North Carolina Republican said it was “unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal,” while adding that he was hopeful the issue could be resolved by Tuesday’s committee meeting.
A day later, Blanche announced an order rescinding the Justice Department’s fund. In addition to revoking his May directive creating the program, Blanche clarified that the tax immunity extends only to Mr. Trump, his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization, and covers only tax returns that had already been filed.
In his announcement, Blanche cited his meetings with members of the Judiciary Committee in recent weeks and efforts to address the senators’ concerns.
“We have enjoyed good faith discussions, and as a result issue the following order and update with regard to the May IRS settlement,” Blanche said. “The Department always welcomes and appreciates productive engagement with all members of Congress.”
The written settlement reached with Mr. Trump and his lawyers has not been modified.
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