Senator John Cornyn is withholding support for Todd Blanche's nomination to be US attorney general and has canceled a meeting while he seeks written assurances about a Justice Department settlement that grants Donald Trump and his family immunity from Internal Revenue Service audits.Cornyn says he needs the Justice Department to confirm in writing that a proposed $1.776B Anti-Weaponization Fund will not be revived and to clarify the scope of a $10B settlement before he will back a Senate Judiciary Committee vote.Thom Tillis has aligned with Cornyn, the
Justice Department says the fund is not proceeding and recently provided a proposal to Cornyn's office, but the impasse risks delaying the committee vote to advance Blanche.