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Todd Blanche testified the administration is abandoning the compensation fund meant to pay Trump loyalists' legal costs. Blanche also acknowledged Trump would 'absolutely' have faced prison time if he lost the 2024 election.
Acting AG Todd Blanche testified that the Trump administration is abandoning a fund meant to compensate Trump loyalists for their legal costs from defending him. Blanche also stated on the record that Trump would "absolutely" have faced prison time if he'd lost the 2024 election.
The $1.8 billion fund was designed as a loyalty payment—cover legal bills for people who went to bat for Trump and faced consequences. Scrapping it saves money but also sends a message: the administration doesn't feel obligated to protect the people who protected it. Blanche's comment about prison is more significant. An acting attorney general volunteering that the president would have faced incarceration under different electoral circumstances is an extraordinary admission. It means everyone involved knows Trump was at legal risk and views his election as a reprieve, not a vindication.
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