Welch questions Blanche on Trump IRS settlement and ethics recusal at AG hearing
The segment analyzes a July 15, 2026 Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, focusing on Sen. Peter Welch's questions about Blanche's prior representation of Trump and involvement in an IRS-related settlement creating an 'anti-weaponization fund.' It details Blanche's testimony on ethics compliance, the signing of a related executive order, and references to a prior ethics briefing. The second paragraph covers sourcing from the hearing transcript, a May letter from Sen. Schiff, and the July 13 federal court ruling by Judge Kathleen Williams that voided the settlement.
Source: Daniel Reed