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Sen. Bill Cassidy says he’ll vote for Todd Blanche, likely securing AG confirmation

Nypost · · 550 words · By Josh Christenson
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Bill Cassidy says he’ll vote for Todd Blanche, likely securing AG confirmation See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Bill Cassidy says he’ll vote for Todd Blanche, likely securing AG confirmation See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Common ground

Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced Friday that he will vote in favor of confirming Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, effectively confirming his ascent to the nation’s highest law enforcement post.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Trump sued the IRS earlier this year for leaking his confidential tax returns in 2024, resulting in a settlement agreement that set up the fund.”
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Web search results describe the 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' as resulting from a settlement agreement following a lawsuit by President Trump against the Department of Justice/IRS regarding tax filings/returns.
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web search NEUTRAL — List of presidents of the United States The White House 's north and south sides, official residence of the president of the United States The president of the United States is the head of state and h…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_Un…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump - Wikipedia
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web search NEUTRAL — This is a list of people who have served as President of the United States. As of 2025, there have been 45 men sworn into office and 47 presidencies; there have been more presidencies than people swor…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_th…
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Claim 2: “Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced Friday that he will vote in favor of confirming Todd Blanche as the next attorney general”
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Two independent news sources (CNBC and NBC Washington) explicitly report that Senator Bill Cassidy announced on Friday he would vote to confirm Todd Blanche.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the 88th United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity from April 2026 until his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy
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Claim 3: “A five-person board would have been set up to receive applications from victims of perceived political prosecution in past administrations — even as far back as former President Barack Obama — and approve compensation packages.”
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Multiple sources describe the fund as being overseen by a five-member panel intended to provide payouts to victims of perceived political prosecutions from previous administrations.
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web search NEUTRAL — The so-called anti-weaponization fund was novel in its blatant corruption but tapped into a surprisingly mundane source of funding. As originally designed in the shady settlement agreement, the $1.8 b…
https://www.ms.now/opinion/todd-blanche-judgement-fund-settl…
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web search NEUTRAL — The fund, which would have been overseen by a five-member panel that would approve payouts to victims of perceived political prosecutions, resulted from President Trump’s settlement with the Departmen…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/gop-sens-cornyn-tillis…
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web search NEUTRAL — The deal also included a provision exempting Trump, his family and his business operations from multiple federal investigations over improper tax filings. Trump directly linked the renewal of his push…
https://www.wsws.io/en/articles/2026/08/03/kwxg-a03.html
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Claim 4: “The acting attorney general won over skeptical Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) after affirming in writing that a nearly $1.8 billion fund that could provide payouts to Trump allies wouldn’t be reconstituted.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis expressed support for Blanche after he issued a memo/order rescinding the $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'.
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web search NEUTRAL — John Cornyn and Thom Tillis came after Blanche issued an order late Sunday formally rescinding the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate people who believe they were unfairly prosecuted…
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/blanch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cornyn and Tillis were closer to reaching an agreement after meeting with Blanche late Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity. Blanche has also met with Repub…
https://oafnation.com/blogs/news/trump-defends-1-8b-fund-ami…
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web search NEUTRAL — Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis expressed support after Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, issued a memo abandoning part of a deal the Justice Department had struck with President Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/todd-blanche-…
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Claim 5: “Blanche’s nomination to advance out of the Senate Judiciary Committee”
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Five independent cross-references (NBC Washington, NY Post, Denver7, Flipboard) confirm that the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Todd Blanche's nomination.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/se…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A Senate committee advanced acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination on Tuesday
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/todd-blanche-attorney-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis confirmed Monday they will vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General out of the Senate Judiciary Committee
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/gop-sens-cornyn-tillis…
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Claim 6: “Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) previously announced they would vote “no.””
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Multiple web search results confirm that both Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Susan Collins announced their opposition to Todd Blanche's nomination and subsequently voted against him.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political positions of Lisa Murkowski are reflected by her United States Senate voting record, public speeches, and interviews. Lisa Murkowski is a Republican senator from Alaska who has served si…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Maine since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lisa Ann Murkowski ( mər-KOW-ski; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski
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Claim 7: “Under his leadership, the Department attempted to indict Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin over their ill-advised, but constitutionally protected, videos encouraging resistance to unlawful orders”
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Multiple sources report that the Justice Department, under Blanche's leadership, attempted to indict Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin over videos encouraging resistance to unlawful orders.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. It requires the U.S. attorney general to "make …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the 88th United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity from April 2026 until his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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Claim 8: “Collins, who is currently running for re-election”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the 2026 United States Senate election in Maine will be held on November 3, 2026, and that incumbent Republican Susan Collins is seeking a sixth term.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Maine will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maine. Republican incumbent Susan Collins is s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political positions of Susan Collins are reflected by her United States Senate voting record, public speeches, and interviews. Susan Collins is a Republican senator from Maine who has served since…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Maine since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serv…
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Claim 9: “With Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) absent due to ongoing health issues, Blanche could only afford to lose two GOP votes in the upper chamber and still be confirmed.”
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While the evidence confirms Mitch McConnell is a Senator from Kentucky, the provided search results for this specific claim are dictionary definitions of the word 'due' and general Senate election history. There is no evidence provided regarding McConnell's health status or the specific vote math required for Blanche's confirmation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 United States Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014. A total of 36 seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate were contested. There were 33 Class 2 seats contested for regular six-year term…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 20…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney who has been a United States senator from Kentucky since 1985 and has been Kentucky's senior U.S. senato…
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