AG Blanche meets with GOP senators on Trump's DOJ fund; Tillis calls it 'stupid'

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on May 19, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with Republican senators on Thursday morning about the Department of Justice 's controversial "lawfare" fund , as pushback grows in Congress over the idea of paying out …