Trump Action Archive

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• Trump threatened to withdraw Blanche's nomination and resubmit it after Cornyn and Tillis leave office. — After the Blanche vote was canceled, Trump posted on Truth Social that he would "temporarily withdraw" Blanche's nomination if Cornyn and Tillis did not "do the right thing," with the intention to resubmit it after the two senators leave office. Trump attacked both senators, claiming his prior refusal to endorse them had "ended" their political careers. He praised Blanche as a potential "Greatest AG of All Time" and stated Blanche would "remain, in any event, as Acting." The post signaled Trump's intent to circumvent Senate opposition through procedural delay and attrition.
• Trump threatens to withdraw Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination — Trump threatened to withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general after Senators Cornyn and Tillis refused to confirm him without a written revocation of Trump's tax audit immunity and January 6th slush fund. The senators' conditional refusal to confirm created a standoff over Trump's demand to retain immunity protections and control of discretionary funds related to January 6th.
• Trump refuses to narrow tax immunity agreement despite Republican senators' written limits request — Donald Trump declined a request from Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis to formally limit the scope of a controversial tax immunity agreement that grants him, his family, and related entities broad protection from IRS audits. The agreement, part of a settlement ending a lawsuit over unauthorized disclosure of Trump's tax records, includes a $1.8 billion slush fund. Trump's refusal to narrow the deal jeopardized confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, though Blanche can continue serving as acting AG indefinitely under federal law.
• Trump reverses position on $1.8bn "anti-weaponization" fund and vows to revive it despite Senate opposition — Donald Trump, after initially declaring a controversial $1.8bn "anti-weaponization" fund "dead," reversed course and promised to revive it through legislation or executive action. The fund, part of a legal settlement with the DOJ over Trump's IRS lawsuit, is intended to compensate individuals Trump claims were wrongfully targeted by government. Senate Republicans John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are blocking Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination over the fund dispute, demanding written assurance the DOJ will not establish it. Trump threatened to withdraw Blanche's nomination, keep him as acting attorney general, and "push hard" for the fund anyway.
• Trump threatens to withdraw Blanche AG nomination temporarily, keep him as acting attorney general — Donald Trump announced he may "temporarily" withdraw Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general to circumvent Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who are blocking confirmation over objections to a $1.8 billion political-weaponization compensation fund and tax immunity provisions. Trump stated he would keep Blanche as acting attorney general indefinitely under federal law until the two senators leave office in January 2027. The Senate Judiciary Committee canceled a scheduled confirmation vote on Thursday.

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• FIFA president Infantino planning to sell World Cup stakes to private investors — According to The Times (UK), FIFA President Gianni Infantino is planning to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors under a scheme that could earn him tens of millions of pounds. Investor discussions have been held with figures close to the Trump administration, with Josh Kushner (brother of Jared Kushner) proposed as the lead investor. FIFA confirmed to The Times that this plan is under discussion.
• FIFA reportedly shopping World Cup stake to private equity — FIFA President Gianni Infantino was reported to be shopping a stake in the World Cup to private equity firms for billions of dollars. A Kushner family member may be involved in the transaction. The move would privatize a major global sporting event.
• UEFA issued statement opposing World Cup privatization plan — The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) issued a statement opposing FIFA's plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, stating that "This crosses a line that football's governing institutions should never cross" and that "UEFA takes it extremely seriously. So should every National Football" [statement continues in source material].

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• GOP senators Cornyn and Tillis held firm on conditions for Blanche confirmation — Republican Senators John Cornyn and Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, whose votes are needed for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to advance out of committee, maintained their demands that the DOJ formally eliminate the "anti-weaponization" fund and curtail an IRS audit immunity deal for Trump. Cornyn stated that DOJ has "not sufficiently" addressed his concerns but noted they are "still talking."
• Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled vote on Blanche AG confirmation for Thursday — The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled a vote on Todd Blanche's confirmation as Attorney General for Thursday, with the standoff between Blanche and Republican swing votes Cornyn and Tillis coming down to the wire. The two senators demanded that DOJ formally kill the anti-weaponization fund and restrict Trump's audit immunity deal before advancing him in committee.
• Senate Judiciary Committee postponed Blanche attorney general vote — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley postponed Thursday's scheduled vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general. The postponement followed the delivery of Epstein files to Senate offices by survivors and came as two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, stalled the nomination pending written assurance that Trump's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund from an IRS settlement would be terminated.
• Senate Judiciary Committee postpones Todd Blanche AG nomination vote over DOJ settlement assurances — The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a scheduled vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as US attorney general after the Department of Justice failed to provide written assurances that a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund created under a Trump-IRS settlement agreement would be terminated. Republican Senator John Cornyn, a swing vote, refused to support Blanche without written confirmation and clarification that tax immunity provisions could not apply to future matters or non-parties to the settlement. Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer and current acting AG, needs every Republican committee vote to advance his nomination.
• Republican senators blocked Blanche nomination pending IRS fund assurance — Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis stalled the Todd Blanche attorney general nomination, demanding written assurance that Trump's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund—derived from Trump's IRS settlement—would be terminated. By Thursday, Trump posted he had "no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd's name" until January, effectively pausing the nomination.

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• Trump refused to disclose destination of $13 billion from Venezuela — When asked where $13 billion taken from Venezuela is going, Trump stated it would "happen with Iran also" and said the money could go to the military but Congress must approve it. He did not answer the direct question about the current location or use of the Venezuelan funds. The bulletin notes that Republicans in Congress have refused to conduct oversight on the matter.

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• Trump claimed Netanyahu disagreed with him on F-35 sales to Turkey — During the press availability, Trump stated that Netanyahu disagrees with him on F-35 fighter jet sales to Turkey. Trump responded that "Nobody tells me what we should be selling" and asserted that "Turkey has been great for me," suggesting personal benefit as a basis for military technology transfer decisions.

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• New York Times investigation found Air Force One retrofit compromised safety features — A New York Times investigation found that the Trump administration's push to quickly retrofit a donated luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft for use as Air Force One led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in critical safety features. Trump was personally engaged in approving features and security measures. Key security and safety features standard on current Air Force One planes—including a lower-level exit for high-risk situations, additional backup power capacity, and an advanced antimissile system—are absent from the upgraded jet. The 8-month compressed timeline for a retrofit that experts said would normally require several years resulted in the Pentagon spending hundreds of millions of dollars on pilot training equipment on top of approximately $400 million in acknowledged upgrade costs. The Pentagon masked the total price tag, including from Congress, by drawing funds from a classified budget for nuclear modernization.