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Trump Says Future Of 'Weaponization' Fund Is Up To Attorney General Blanche. U.S. President Donald Trump has said the future of the proposed $1.776 billion "weaponization" fund is up to Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche was sworn in as U.S. attorney general on Monday after previously serving as deputy attorney general and Trump's personal attorney. The Senate confirmed Blanche on Saturday after the Justice Department rescinded an order that would have established the controversial fund. The fund was intended to compensate people who said they had been subjected to abuse by the U.S. government. The proposed fund was part of a legal settlement resolving a $10 billion lawsuit Trump had filed against his own government. Blanche’s confirmation had faced opposition from some Republicans in Congress over concerns about the proposed fund. The fund was widely criticised as a "slush fund" that could benefit supporters of President Trump. Trump said the decision over what happens next with the proposed fund would be left to Blanche.
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