Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is dead
Todd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.
The US Senate judiciary committee will hold a vote on Thursday on whether to advance Blanche’s nomination.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Sam Levine in New York City.
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