Acting AG Todd Blanche Testifies at Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

Fiery Questions Abound on Anti-Weaponization Fund

Michele White

May 20, 2026

Acting AG Todd Blanche Testifies at Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

Todd Blanche — (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Fiery Questions Abound on Anti-Weaponization Fund

May 20, 2026

ByMichele White

Michele is an award-winning journalist. She has reported and anchored on local television stations and written for newspapers and magazines for 2 decades. But, she has been asking questions since she was a child. Michele credits her passion for liberty, love for the Constitution, and grammar fanaticism to her Boston roots.

Michele White

May 20, 2026

The hearing was to consider President Trump's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the Department of Justice. In his opening statement, Blanche said the president's budget request totals $41.2 billion, a 13% increase over fiscal year 2026.

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Michele White

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Michele is an award-winning journalist. She has reported and anchored on local television stations and written for newspapers and magazines for 2 decades. But, she has been asking questions since she was a child. Michele credits her passion for liberty, love for the Constitution, and grammar fanaticism to her Boston roots.

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