Cornyn Withholds Support for Blanche Nomination Pending Written Halt to $1.8 Billion Settlement Fund

Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Todd Blanche stalls as chairman demands documentation stopping IRS leak payout before allowing confirmation to proceed.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John Cornyn has suspended his support for Todd Blanche’s nomination as Attorney General, conditioning any future vote on written confirmation that a $1.8 billion settlement fund will not be implemented. The Texas senator canceled a scheduled final meeting with Blanche on Wednesday, removing the last opportunity for verbal assurances before the committee’s planned Thursday vote. This procedural halt transforms the confirmation process from a political evaluation into a transactional dispute over specific financial liabilities, where the delivery of signed documentation now dictates the operational status of the nation’s top law enforcement appointment [1][3].

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