Trump attacks Republican senator and defends $1.8bn slush fund amid Blanche nomination standoff – live

According to The Guardian, former President Trump attacked Republican Senator John Cornyn over his opposition to Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination. Trump claimed the opposition was politically motivated, citing a one point eight billion dollar IRS slush fund and asserting that Cornyn had not objected to it until Trump withdrew his endorsement in a Texas primary.

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