2026-07-29T17:14:15.5Z / 路透社
摘要
- 康林称尚未准备好支持布兰奇
- 关键确认投票前，康林取消与布兰奇会面
- 康林要求就18亿美元基金提供书面保证
- 布兰奇需获得所有共和党议员支持才能推进提名
华盛顿7月29日路透电 —— 托德·布兰奇获得参议院确认出任美国司法部长的提名周三遭遇潜在挫折，共和党参议员约翰·康林以与特朗普盟友相关的有争议18亿美元基金存在未解决的担忧为由表示反对。
康林的担忧集中在唐纳德·特朗普总统与其政府达成的和解协议条款中，包括一项拟议的面向特朗普盟友的18亿美元“反武器化基金”，以及一项可能为特朗普及其盟友提供普通纳税人无法享受的税务审计豁免权的协议。
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这场争议促使康林取消了原定于参议院司法委员会周四投票前与布兰奇的会面。这位得克萨斯州共和党议员表示，在司法部就其担忧提供书面保证之前，他不会支持这一提名。
提名需委员会内所有共和党议员支持
布兰奇在特朗普第二任期前曾担任特朗普的私人辩护律师，目前已出任代理司法部长，但他需要获得参议院司法委员会内所有共和党议员的支持，才能将提名推进至全院参议院投票。康林的反对可能起到决定性作用。
“我尚未准备好投支持票，”康林对记者表示。
据一位知情人士透露，布兰奇周三向康林和其他关键共和党议员提交了一份书面提案，称将“终结该基金”，即针对特朗普盟友的18亿美元资金池。
康林在未收到回应其担忧的文件后取消了会面。他的发言人表示，在收到相关文件后，他愿意再次安排会面。
布兰奇曾在5月告诉议员们，他无法承诺禁止资金流向袭击警察的人员，包括2021年1月6日试图推翻特朗普2020大选失利结果的国会山骚乱中的参与者。但他后来告诉议员们，该基金不会推进。
这位要求匿名的知情人士表示，该提案还将澄清布兰奇签署的相关协议，该协议赋予特朗普及其盟友对其此前报税情况的广泛审计豁免权。该人士因未获公开发言授权而要求匿名。
“我还没看到任何一份能回应我所提出要求的书面文件，”康林对记者说。
他表示，参议院司法委员会主席查克·格拉斯利已设定周三下午4点（格林尼治标准时间2000时）的截止期限，用于决定是否取消周四针对布兰奇提名的投票会议。
“有充足的时间解决这个问题，”康林说。
税务豁免协议和武器化基金均源自特朗普与其政府之间的和解协议，该协议涉及特朗普针对美国国税局（税务征收机构）提起的100亿美元诉讼。
“我能理解他（特朗普）为什么想要这个，因为它提供了其他任何纳税人都无法获得的审计豁免权，”康林说。
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩周三对记者表示，他认为康林和白宫正在进行沟通。
康林以及委员会内的共和党同僚、北卡罗来纳州的汤姆·蒂利斯都对布兰奇在设立该基金过程中所扮演的角色表示担忧。布兰奇需要获得他们两人以及委员会内其他所有共和党议员的支持，才能将提名推进至全院参议院。
康林周三对记者表示，他的办公室已向特朗普政府提交了具体的诉求。
“他们只需要做出决定，”他说。“如果他们做出了决定，我们就会继续推进。”
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Trump’s attorney general nominee hits snag as senator withholds support
2026-07-29T17:14:15.5Z / Reuters
Summary
Cornyn says he is not prepared to back Blanche
Cornyn cancels Blanche meeting before key confirmation vote
Cornyn seeks written assurances on $1.8 billion fund
Blanche needs every Republican vote to advance nomination
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – Todd Blanche’s bid for Senate confirmation as U.S. attorney general faced a potential setback on Wednesday when Republican Senator John Cornyn cited unresolved concerns over a controversial $1.8 billion fund tied to Trump allies.
Cornyn’s concerns center on provisions of President Donald Trump’s settlement with his own administration, including a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for Trump’s allies and an agreement that could give Trump and his associates protections from tax audits unavailable to ordinary taxpayers.
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The dispute prompted Cornyn to cancel a meeting with Blanche ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee vote scheduled for Thursday, with the Texas Republican saying he was not prepared to support the nomination until the Justice Department provided written assurances addressing his concerns.
NOMINATION NEEDS EVERY REPUBLICAN VOTE IN COMMITTEE
Blanche, who served as Trump’s personal defense lawyer before his second term, is already serving as acting attorney general, but he needs the backing of every Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance his nomination. Cornyn’s opposition could prove decisive.
“I’m not prepared to vote yes” on Blanche’s nomination, Cornyn told reporters.
Blanche submitted a proposal in writing on Wednesday to Cornyn and key Republicans that would “put the fund to bed,” according to a person familiar with the matter, referring to the $1.8 billion pot of money for Trump’s allies.
Cornyn canceled the meeting after he didn’t receive a document responsive to his concerns. He is open to meeting once he receives that, his spokesperson said.
Blanche told lawmakers in May that he could not commit to barring money from going to people who assaulted police officers, including during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot that sought to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss. But he later told lawmakers the fund was not moving forward.
The proposal would also clarify a related agreement signed by Blanche that gives Trump and his associates broad immunity from audits over his previous tax returns, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
“I haven’t seen a single piece of writing that is responsive to what I’ve requested,” Cornyn told reporters.
He said that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley had set a 4 p.m. (2000 GMT) deadline on Wednesday for deciding whether to cancel Thursday’s meeting to vote on the Blanche nomination.
“There’s plenty of time to resolve this,” Cornyn said.
Both the tax immunity agreement and the weaponization fund emerged from a settlement agreement between Trump and his administration over the president’s $10 billion lawsuit against the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Service.
“I can see why he (Trump) wants it because it provides immunity from audits that no other taxpayer could possibly get,” Cornyn said.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Wednesday that he thought Cornyn and the White House were talking to each other.
Cornyn and fellow Republican committee member Thom Tillis of North Carolina have expressed concern about Blanche’s role in creating the fund. Blanche needs both of their votes, and the votes of every other Republican on the committee, to advance the nomination to the full Senate.
Cornyn told reporters on Wednesday that his office sent the Trump administration his specific requests.
“They just need to make a decision,” he said. “And if they do, then we’ll proceed.”
Reporting by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Richard Cowan; Editing by Michael Learmonth and Howard Goller
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