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Cassidy to Support Trump-Backed Blanche for Attorney General
The fund has been a point of contention across party aisles due to concerns the payouts to those who the Trump Administration claims were unfairly persecuted by the government could extend to people who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
Blanche on Aug. 2 persuaded former GOP holdouts Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina to support his confirmation by assuring them, in writing, that the “anti-weaponization” fund had been rescinded.
But for Murkowski, it was not enough to sway her vote.
“I will oppose his nomination,” she said. “The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this Administration. I hope Mr. Blanche is able to achieve that, if confirmed, but I simply do not have confidence that will be the case.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in an emailed statement to TIME, referred to Murkowski’s decision as “disappointing” and said Blanche is “exceptionally qualified and should be confirmed as the next Attorney General of the United States, so the Administration can continue to keep America safe.”
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