代理司法部长托德·布兰切发布正式命令，撤销特朗普提议的18亿美元"反武器化基金"[1][2][3]。该基金原本可向在2021年国会山事件中被起诉的人士提供赔偿[3]，因可能向攻击警察的暴乱者发放赔款而引发两党广泛反对[1]。这一举措是在与德州参议员约翰·科宁和北卡州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯进行数周谈判后做出的[1][2]，旨在消除他们对布兰切司法部长提名的反对。
布兰切在书面命令中表示："这份命令明确表明，不存在该基金"[3]。虽然代理司法部长此前已多次通过宣誓证词和书面回应向国会表示该基金不会进行[2]，但此次正式撤销使这一承诺具有法律效力。参议院司法委员会定于周二召开会议[1][2][3]，进行布兰切提名的确认投票。此外，相关协议还限制了为特朗普及其家族成员提供税务审计豁免的范围，该豁免仅追溯适用于和解时已开放的索赔[2]。
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order rescinding the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" that had been proposed to provide compensation to Trump allies [1][2][3]. The fund, which would have potentially distributed payments to individuals prosecuted in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot, faced bipartisan opposition over concerns about compensating rioters who attacked police [1]. Blanche's decision followed weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who had blocked his nomination: Texas Senator John Cornyn and North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis [1][2][3].
In a written order posted on social media, Blanche stated: "This order makes clear that no such fund exists" [3]. The action removes a key obstacle to his Senate confirmation, with the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled to vote on his permanent appointment as attorney general on Tuesday [1][2]. Blanche had previously committed during a June hearing that the Justice Department would not advance the fund [1], a pledge formalized through this official rescission.
The order additionally clarified that any tax audit exemptions granted to Trump and his family members would apply retroactively only to claims already open at the time of settlement and would not shield the president from future tax review [2].