Blanche says DOJ "not moving forward" with "anti-weaponization" fund

Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday that the Justice Department is not moving forward with its $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that has become a major obstacle to the GOP agenda in Congress. "We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," he told lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee. "Not moving forward ever?" Democratic Rep. Grace Meng of New York asked. "Correct," Blanche responded. …