John Cornyn on Rule of Law & Government Weaponization

“John Cornyn says the White House swore off a proposed anti-weaponization fund, and he's going to hold them to that.”

“Efforts by Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis were sincere, that they were not only acting as aggressively as they were in the effort to shut this weaponization fund down because they had been liberated from the contrivance of the president's, you know, the cult loyalty and fealty to the president and in particular him and his movement as well.”

“But John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina dropped objections after Todd Blanche pledged in writing to end a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund included in a settlement between President Trump and the IRS.”

“Texas's John Cornyn and North Carolina's Thom Tillis. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Todd Blanche's bid to lead the Justice Department unless they got written assurance that Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund was officially dead.”

“we are pleased that the Department of Justice has issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund. Additionally, the department has acknowledged in a binding written order.”

“John Cornyn, I know him, and I think there's some real principle here, unlike the weaponization fund.”

“John Cornyn told reporters that unless Todd Blanche signs a document saying that they will never bring up this anti-weaponization fund again, he will block Todd Blanche's nomination and it won't get out of committee.”

“John Cornyn drew an admission from Todd Blanche during his confirmation hearing that Trump could still enforce the Justice Department's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund after Todd Blanche initially said the fund was dead.”

“he repeatedly told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday that the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, he helped launch as acting attorney general, was now in fact dead.”

“there were questions like the anti-weaponization fund that John Cornyn wanted to spend the entire, I think almost the entirety of his questions on, which is weird because that fund is dead.”

“both of those men could vote Todd Blanche down if he cannot assure them that the so-called weaponization fund to pay out people with taxpayer money who think they have been wronged by the federal government is dead.”