Trump may temporarily withdraw Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general

President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that he may temporarily withdraw the nomination of Todd Blanche for the position of attorney general. He indicated that he would keep Blanche in an acting capacity until two Republican senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who have expressed objections to the nomination, leave office next year. The senators have withheld their support for Blanche's nomination pending written confirmation from the Justice Department regarding a controversial agreement that would establish a $1.8 billion fund for individuals claiming to be victims of political weaponization and would provide broad immunity to the president and his family from past tax investigations.