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

Trump says John Cornyn, who is questioning Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, didn’t have a problem with IRS slush fund until he didn’t endorse the senator in Texas primarySign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump went after US senator John Cornyn this morning, saying Cornyn didn’t have a problem with the IRS slush fund until after Trump endorsed his opponent, Ken Paxton, in the Republican primary in Texas, which Paxton won.Trump also defended the $1.8bn slush fund to pay out people who claim they were targets of political weaponization which also grants Trump and his businesses immunity from past tax investigations. The fund, and Trump’s refusal to officially end it, have stalled the nomination for attorney general Todd Blanche, with Cornyn and Thom Tillis holding out. Continue reading...