Blanche faces Senate scrutiny over a nearly $1.8B fund to repay Trump allies

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking over at the Justice Department.

The agency faces scrutiny over a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of Republican President Donald Trump who believe they were targeted politically.

Critics call the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” an illegal abuse of power.

The fund aims to compensate those mistreated by the Biden administration's Justice Department.

Blanche is expected to face tough questions Tuesday about the fund.

Nearly 100 Democrats have urged a judge to block what they describe as an unprecedented resolution.

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