Top Republican squirms over whether Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ is dead or not

Top Republican squirms over whether Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ is dead or not Key takeaways Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Rep. Jim Jordan was evasive when questioned about Donald Trump's plan to revive a "weaponization fund" aimed at awarding payouts to people prosecuted by the Department of Justice under Joe Biden. Jordan implied support for the fund, which has faced opposition from Senate Republicans who view it as a corrupt enterprise aimed at rewarding Trump's political allies and violent rioters. Two Senate Republicans, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, have threatened to vote against confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general unless the DOJ confirms in writing that the fund will not be established. See more The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee was evasive under questioning about Donald Trump's " weaponization fund " on Sunday after the president made clear he plans to revive the concept.