Todd Blanche formally withdraws Trump's 'anti-weaponisation' fund plan

Attached to Blanche's post on X was an unsigned memo in which he said the IRS immunity would be limited to the "named parties in the lawsuit". The plaintiffs in the lawsuit were Trump, his two sons Donald Jr and Eric, and the Trump Organization.The fund plan and the tax audit provision prompted alarm among Democrats - and some Republicans - who argued it could result in payment to people who were prosecuted over the US Capitol riot on 6 January 2021, including those convicted of assaulting police officers.Following the backlash, Blanche abandoned the plan. A federal judge also blocked the fund and expressed concerns that it breached ethical guidelines.Prior to Blanche's two posts on Sunday, Trump himself gave conflicting statements on the future of both the fund and his nomination of Blanche to be America's top law enforcement official.On Friday, he said the fund was "dead", but he subsequently threatened over the weekend to put the plan back on the table if members of his party did not move to approve Blanche.In recent days, he also said he was considering withdrawing Blanche's nomination to be attorney general because the process was stalled.The US Senate judiciary committee has a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, which could include a vote on Blanche's nomination.