Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche offered a staunch defense of a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” on Tuesday, while Democrats condemned the effort as a slush fund aimed at funneling taxpayer money to supporters of President Donald Trump.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill pressed the head of the Justice Department for details on the fund, its scope and who would be eligible for compensation under its structure.
