Todd Blanche Grilled Over $1.8B 'Weaponization' Fund at Confirmation Hearing

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche defended a controversial settlement that created a now-abandoned $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies and included protections shielding President Donald Trump and his family businesses from certain IRS audits. He told senators at his confirmation hearing the agreement is unlikely to be enforced despite remaining in place. #toddblanche #attorneygeneral #trump #president #irs The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week):    / @nynext1   Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly):    / @podforce1   NY POSTcast (daily):    / @nypostcast   Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter -   / nypost   Facebook -   / nypost