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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has the right instinct on the Department of Justice's new $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.The idea behind the fund deserves a fair hearing; Americans who were targeted by abusive federal power should have some path toward relief, especially after years of lectures from the same political class pretending government weaponization only exists when Democrats campaign on it.Still, a good idea turns rotten fast once Washington gets control of the checkbook.President Donald Trump's administration created the fund as part of a settlement connected to Trump's lawsuit over the leak of his tax records. The agreement gives Trump and...

Screaming, yelling and accusations of self-dealing. That’s how Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday described a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that’s drawn bipartisan opposition. On his podcast “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” the Texas senator described the meeting as “one of the roughest meetings I’ve seen in my entire time in the Senate.” “Fiery does not begin to cut it,” Cruz said. “My guess is there’re probably 45 senators in the room, at least half of them were blasting the attorney general, and they were pissed.”...

“WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday that it is creating a $1.7 billion fund to compensate prosecuted allies of the Republican president after he moved to drop his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was announced by the Justice Department as part of a deal to resolve President Donald Trump's case over the leak of his tax returns. ”

Finally, after years of gaslighting, lawfare, and corrupt media cover-ups, a top Trump DOJ official has stepped up and dropped the hammer on the biggest political crime in American history. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures and delivered a NUCLEAR truth bomb that Democrats, the fake news media, and the deep state have been desperately trying to bury for six long years. When Bartiromo pressed him on President Trump’s repeated claims that the 2020 election was rigged, Blanche didn’t mince words. Blanche confirmed that the DOJ is now running multiple criminal investigations into the...

'The machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department's intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again,' said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. 'As part of this settlement, we are setting up a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.' Donald Trump has reached a $1.8 billion deal with the IRS to dispense taxpayer funds to victims of 'lawfare' as part of a settlement in his case against the government. The President, his sons Don Jr and Eric,...

WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey taunted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to “bone up on the rules” as he stares down the second indictment against him and once again stood by his decision to reopen the Hillary Clinton email probe in late 2016. Comey, who was indicted late last month for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump in a May 2025 Instagram post calling for “86 47,” chided Blanche for telling the public the case is about more than that social media post. “I don’t talk about the case because the federal court rules require you not,” Comey...

HEADLINES: AG says "criminal charges are coming" for the 2020 stolen election; Sen. Cassidy given the boot in a primary; FCC goes after MN fraud The News of Today is the History of Tomorrow

WASHINGTON — Accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen pleaded not guilty at a Monday hearing in DC federal court to charges including attempting to assassinate President Trump. Allen, 31, is also charged with assault on law enforcement, transporting a firearm across state lines to commit a felony and discharging a weapon during a crime of violence. He faces up to life in prison if convicted. Allen’s attorneys have argued that the attack’s occurrence during the annual black-tie gala — which hosted several Trump cabinet officials in addition to the president — should force the recusal of Acting Attorney...

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant prayed for President Trump’s assassination on social media after a gunman breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Michele Carpino made the perverse plea on her Facebook page just minutes after news broke that would-be assassin Cole Allen stormed the annual black-tie Washington press bash last Saturday. “Oh please sweet baby Jesus,” Carpino wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post, Libs of TikTok reported. “WE NEED BETTER ASSASSIN’S! [sic],” she commented after Allen was thwarted by Secret Service agents. Carpino has a history of posting disturbing anti-Trump screeds on social media. “One day we will...

A bad week for Iran, the SPLC, and the Left in general. hat description comes from Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist, and relates to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which was just indicted by a federal grand jury in Alabama. The SPLC was formed years ago to seek damages for KKK victims. Over the years, it amassed a fortune and used it and its connections with the media and the Democrats unfairly to tar and ruin the livelihoods and reputations of individuals and organizations with which it disagreed -- including groups like Moms for Liberty and Parents Defending Education....

🚨 KASH PATEL JUST SAID ARRESTS ARE COMING James Comey is NOT going to be the only one facing CRIMINAL consequences! 🔥 They tried to stage a de facto COUP against Donald Trump and must pay for it. "We have found all this information. We are working with our Department of Justice partners and I am never going to let this go." "They not only have personally attacked the presidency of the United States and President Trump, but they tried to thwart our elections and rig the entire system!" "We've got all the evidence. I can announce on your show...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday announced the creation of a National Fraud Enforcement Division at the Department of Justice, marking a significant step in the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on misuse of public funds. "There will be an additional 93 prosecutors in every district across the country devoted to the mission of combating fraud with the National Fraud Enforcement Division," he told reporters. "Because of this administration's leadership, fraudsters, scammers, tax cheats, or anyone who lies to get rich off the generosity of the American people should be on notice," Blanche said. Blanche, moreover, announced that...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche suggested that the Department of Justice is investigating ActBlue after a New York Times report said that ActBlue might have lied to Congress about vetting foreign donations. Blanche told TV show host Jesse Waters: "That's a priority of this administration and this DOJ. It's something that a lot of people have been worried about it for a very long time. You can rest assured that it includes the Department of Justice and it includes me."🚨 BREAKING: Todd Blanche indicates the DOJ is ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING ActBlue getting foreign donations and lying about it"That's a priority of...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche fired Ed Martin as Chief of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, according to investigative reporter Paul Sperry.

Deputy US attorney general says victims ‘want to be made whole’ but that doesn’t mean ‘we can just create evidence’ The deputy US attorney general, Todd Blanche, the point person on the Trump administration’s Epstein files release, told ABC News on Sunday that prosecutors’ review of the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case “is over”. Separately, in comments to CNN about Epstein, Blanche said that “victims want to be made whole” after surviving the scheme attributed to the late convicted sex offender and which led to a 20-year prison sentence for Maxwell beginning in 2022. “And we want that,” Blanche said....

EXPOSED: Deputy AG Todd Blanche is hunting the people who reportedly bypassed him—while 47 leakers who sabotaged the Letitia James prosecution go untouched. Full Investigation🔗https://whitecollarfraud.com/2025/12/08/is-todd-blanche-undermining-the-letitia-james-prosecution/ Let me show you the receipts. March 21, 2025: ONE leak to the NYT. Blanche declares war: "We will not tolerate politically motivated efforts by the Deep State to undercut President Trump's agenda by leaking." He opened a criminal investigation. Sept-Dec 2025: FORTY-SEVEN leaks to 9 newsrooms. Grand jury secrets. Internal deliberations. Prosecution strategy. Every single one helped Letitia James. SIX made Todd Blanche the hero—the "reasonable" man who "questioned the legal viability" of the...

Department of Justice leadership directed federal prosecutors to give them examples by Friday of hurdles they have encountered with judges when working on cases about attacks on law enforcement and Antifa.... The areas were laid out in a bulleted list and included assaults on law enforcement, obstruction of immigration authorities, investigations into certain "domestic terror organizations, such as Antifa" or "interstate threats, doxxing, and/or hoaxes...." "Courts exist to apply the law, not invent policy from the bench," the spokesperson said. "The Department is committed to strengthening our litigation posture at every level so we can better defend public safety initiatives...

The Justice Department on Thursday warned California officials, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), against engaging in an “apparent criminal conspiracy” to arrest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued the letter to Pelosi, Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins after the former House speaker suggested Wednesday that local police could arrest ICE agents if they violate state laws while carrying out immigration enforcement operations. “Rather than supporting and working with federal law enforcement professionals, California politicians, including U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco District Attorney...

Patrick Byrne @PatrickByrne Your DOJ: Pam Bondi works remotely from Florida, flies up for announcements. Todd Blanche runs Pam's DOJ, was a Dem until Jan 2025, and has blocked: Tina's release Investigation into Dominion Restitution for J6 political prisoners Pardons Trump wants done cf. Ticktin (below) Also see: Post Conversation LindellTV @RealLindellTV EXCLUSIVE with Peter Ticktin: “Todd Blanche is blocking Trump's agenda at DOJ” Peter Ticktin, former attorney for President Trump, breaks his silence, accusing President Trump’s current legal advisor Todd Blanche of intentionally stalling pardons, blocking access to whistleblowers, and suppressing justice for J6ers and election integrity fighters like...

In the interest of transparency, @TheJusticeDept is releasing the complete transcript and audio of my proffer of Ms. Maxwell. The transcript and audio are linked below. https://www.justice.gov/maxwell-interview