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By Isabelle D'Antonio, Morgan Rimmer, Hannah Rabinowitz

(CNN) - Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, said late Sunday he is formally rescinding the president's $1.8 billion  anti-weaponization  fund, after Senate Republicans threatened to block his nomination over the controversial agreement.

 My team and I have met with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns or outstanding questions,  Blanche posted on X.  We have enjoyed good faith discussions, and as a result issue the following order and update with regard to the May IRS settlement. 

Blanche, who is serving as acting chief of the Justice Department, attached an order dated Sunday to his post that said,  The Attorney General's May 18, 2026 Order establishing the Anti-Weaponization Fund ( Fund') is rescinded and shall have nor force or effect. 

The controversial fund - created as part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit from Trump against the IRS - was at the center of resistance to Blanche's nomination from Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The senators said in a joint statement Monday morning they were  pleased  with Blanche's order and they  look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon. 

Blanche had already said the fund was  dead,  and the Justice Department told courts the program was abandoned, but officials have previously declined to put the commitment in writing. The fund would have offered taxpayer money to people who claimed they were victims of weaponization by the federal government - including those involved with the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot.

The document released Sunday also limits the addendum to that agreement that offers the president and members of his family immunity from tax investigations - a sticking point for Cornyn. The senator wanted Blanche to explicitly acknowledge that it applies only to past tax investigations against the president and those listed in

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