The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday evening postponed a key vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General.
The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on Blanche’s nomination on Thursday morning.
However, Chairman Chuck Grassley postponed the markup vote as RINO Senators Tillis and Cornyn make demands from the DOJ on its language related to restricting Trump’s IRS agreement.
Per Grassley’s spokesperson: “Chairman Grassley works to set President Trump’s nominees up for success in committee, not failure. Senators Cornyn and Tillis want written assurances from the Department of Justice regarding the Trump-IRS settlement. Tomorrow’s markup is postponed as work continues to secure sufficient support in committee to favorably report Attorney General-nominee Todd Blanche, who is highly qualified for the job.”
New — Senate Judiciary Committee delays vote for Todd Blanche tomorrow. Nomination in peril
Spox: “Chairman Grassley works to set President Trump’s nominees up for success in committee, not failure. Senators Cornyn and Tillis want written assurances from the Department of…
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 30, 2026
On Tuesday, after whining about the push to cancel August recess over the SAVE America Act, Cornyn went after President Trump’s nomination for Attorney General, Todd Blanche.
“There is no “deal” on Blanche nom. They know what they have to do,” Cornyn said in a post on X.
Fake news alert: there is no “deal” on Blanche nom. They know what they have to do.
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) July 28, 2026
CNN’s Manu Raju caught up with Cornyn later and asked him about the DOJ’s effort to resolve his concerns about the $1.8 billion weaponization fund.
Cornyn and Tillis are demanding that the DOJ submit in writing Todd Blanche’s commitment to scrap the weaponization fund.
The RINO Senators said that Blanche’s testimony was not enough.
WATCH:
New — Sen. Cornyn makes clear DOJ still has NOT resolved his concerns about $1.8B weaponization fund and audits of presidents. Still not ready to support Todd Blanche ahead of key committee vote tomorrow.
Feeling more independent from Trump after losing primary? “Have you… pic.twitter.com/4h7HMUFWux
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 29, 2026
On Wednesday evening Fox News reported that the DOJ transmitted a new response to Cornyn and Tillis that address their concerns.
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