Trump faces renewed ballroom backlash
President Trump is facing backlash for his $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, and renewed criticism over the White House ballroom project. Nancy Cordes has more.
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President Trump is facing backlash for his $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, and renewed criticism over the White House ballroom project. Nancy Cordes has more.
A one-page addendum to a Justice Department settlement, signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, stipulates that the Internal Revenue Service is barred from pursuing claims against President Trump, his company or his sons based on prior tax returns. Joe Garrison, a White House correspondent for USA Today, joins CBS News with more details.
Senators grilled acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday over the Justice Department's nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were politically targeted. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Caitlin Huey-Burns report.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the fund as part of the settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took questions Tuesday on President Trump's new $1.8 billion fund designed for people who the Justice Department says "suffered weaponization and lawfare" under the Biden administration. Nikole Killion has more.
The Internal Revenue Service is permanently barred from pursuing claims against President Trump or his company based on prior tax returns, part of a controversial settlement agreement that the Justice Department struck to resolve a lawsuit brought by Mr. Trump. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details.
One Republican lawyer close to the administration told CBS News that they expect the fund to face court challenges even though "a lot of people in MAGA world are already counting their money."
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced tough questions from senators Tuesday on a number of different issues. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, asked acting Attorney General Todd Blanche if the settlements from President Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund will be made public. Blanche is appearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday.
Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, pressed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the newly created $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund" as part of President Trump and the Justice Department's settlement in a lawsuit against the IRS. Blanche defended the fund, saying it's unusual but not unprecedented.
Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee about the settlement between President Trump and the Justice Department, which includes a $1.7 billion for a "anti-weaponization fund." CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche got into a heated exchange during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Van Hollen questioned Blanche about the creation of the $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund" and the Jeffrey Epstein files.
President Trump and the Justice Department reached a settlement Monday in his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department over his leaked tax returns. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.
The lawyers for the man accused of attacking the White House Correspondents' Dinner are seeking to disqualify top prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other U.S. attorneys in the Washington, D.C. office from the case. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.
Cole Allen, the suspected White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter, pleaded not guilty to all charges on Monday. Allen's lawyers are seeking to disqualify all U.S. attorneys in the Washington, D.C., office from the case, including the District of Columbia's Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has more.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke to CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the fears among naturalized U.S. citizens and the accusations of retribution by the Justice Department on behalf of President Trump.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration has expanded efforts to revoke the citizenship of certain foreign-born Americans who allegedly obtained it through fraud. Blanche told CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez, "There are a lot of individuals who are citizens who shouldn't be."
The acting attorney general is touting the administration's stepped-up denaturalization efforts.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche denied to CBS News that the Justice Department is engaging in a retribution campaign against President Trump's critics, pushing back on criticism from Barack Obama.
Critics have expressed concerns about President Trump's use of the Justice Department, including former President Barack Obama during a taped interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez sat down for an exclusive interview with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who defended the Justice Department's actions.
Five California Democrats and two Republicans met on the debate stage yet again in the primary for governor Tuesday night. Political strategists Erin Maguire and Kendra Barkoff Lamy join "The Takeout" with analysis on the state of the race.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said it's "extraordinarily rich" for former President Barack Obama to say he's concerned about the "politicization of the criminal justice system" under the Trump administration. "There's something extraordinarily rich about a Democrat suggesting that this administration is charging our political adversaries," Blanche told CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday for allegedly making threats against President Trump.
The Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time on Tuesday. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.