Cassidy Defends Blanche Vote After $1.8 Billion Fund Deal, Citing IRS Probe Concerns
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 8
Cassidy Defends Blanche Vote After $1.8 Billion Fund Deal, Citing IRS Probe Concerns
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 8
Summary
Cassidy said his vote for Todd Blanche was "not a black-and-white decision," explaining on CBS that he was swayed after Blanche struck an Aug. 2 deal with John Cornyn to nullify the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization payout fund.
Cornyn’s support mattered to Cassidy because the Texas senator and former attorney general was comfortable that, given the political and judicial hurdles, the fund was effectively dead.
Cassidy said Blanche’s continued protection of Trump and his family from IRS probes almost pushed him to vote no, arguing that no American should be targeted by law but none should be above it.
The Louisiana Republican still backed Blanche, saying there were "a lot of positive things" about him and that the Justice Department needed stable leadership.