Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche since taking the reins at the Justice Department, as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its plans to create a who believe they were targeted politically.
Also, said he’s holding off on a planned for Tuesday because 鈥渟erious negotiations鈥� are underway to end the war. Trump said he had planned 鈥渁 鈥� 鈥渇or a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.鈥� He said America鈥檚 allies in the Gulf asked him to wait for two to three days because they feel they’re close to a deal with Iran.
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Trump says he鈥檚 called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies
Trump said he is holding off on a planned for Tuesday because 鈥渟erious negotiations鈥� are underway to end the war.
鈥淭here seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out. If we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I鈥檇 be very happy,鈥� Trump said at the White House on Monday evening, after first making the announcement in a social media post.
Trump said he had planned 鈥渁 very major attack鈥� but put it off 鈥� 鈥渇or a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.鈥� He said America鈥檚 allies in the Gulf asked him to wait for two to three days because they feel they are close to a deal with Iran.
Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire reached in mid-April could end if Iran did not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement. Over the weekend he warned, 鈥淔or Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won鈥檛 be anything left of them.鈥�
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What to know about Trump鈥檚 nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting
Trump鈥檚 allies who believe they have been wrongly investigated and prosecuted could soon have access to , the Justice Department announced Monday.
Acting Attorney General said in a statement that the 鈥淎nti-Weaponization Fund鈥� will represent 鈥渁 lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.鈥� Blanche鈥檚 statement made no mention of how investigations and prosecutions of Trump鈥檚 political opponents under his watch have exposed the Justice Department to the same claims of politicized law enforcement that he has said he opposed.
The fund was announced as part of a deal to resolve Trump鈥檚 $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns.
The fund is in keeping with Trump鈥檚 long-running claims that the Justice Department during the Biden administration was weaponized against him, even though then-President Joe Biden himself was scrutinized during that time.
Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday the fund is dedicated to 鈥渞eimbursing people who were horribly treated.鈥�
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US Rep. Thomas Massie鈥檚 GOP primary in Kentucky is the latest test of Trump鈥檚 power over the party
Republican voters in northern Kentucky will choose between U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie and challenger Ed Gallrein in Tuesday鈥檚 House primary, another test of President Donald Trump鈥檚 power over his party after he handpicked Gallrein to take on the incumbent.
The primary race turned white hot in the final stretch. Massie brought in a phalanx of other Republicans, including Rep. Lauren Boebert, in an attempt to show voters that they could support both him and Trump. Trump ratcheted up his social media attacks on Massie, calling him 鈥渁n obstructionist and a fool,鈥� and Gallrein shared a stage with on Monday.
Trump has tightened his grip on the Republican Party in his second term, successfully purging those who deviate from his agenda, but Massie is one of the last and most outspoken holdouts. A Massie defeat on Tuesday would serve as one of the most powerful demonstrations yet of Trump鈥檚 influence over Republican voters.
The matchup has become the most expensive U.S. House primary in history.
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Blanche will face questions from lawmakers over a nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appear on Capitol Hill Tuesday for his first congressional testimony since taking the reins at the DOJ as the law enforcement agency faces intense scrutiny over its plans to create a who believe they were targeted politically.
Blanche鈥檚 testimony before a Senate appropriations subcommittee follows Monday鈥檚 announcement about the creation of the 鈥淎nti-Weaponization Fund,鈥� which critics decried as an illegal abuse of power designed to line the pockets of Trump supporters with taxpayer dollars.
In the weeks since , Blanche has moved aggressively to advance the president鈥檚 priorities.
Tuesday鈥檚 hearing is meant to address the Trump administration鈥檚 budget request for the Justice Department but is likely to delve into other controversies that have escalated concerns about the from the White House.
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