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A meeting between Sen. John Cornyn and Donald Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Justice Department was canceled ahead of a crucial step in the confirmation process. <\/p>\n

Read more Dem Senator Breaks With Party to Defend McConnell Silence<\/a><\/p>\n

The Texas senator was set to meet with Todd Blanche, the president\u2019s former personal attorney and attorney general nominee, on Wednesday morning, but it was scrapped. <\/p>\n

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The face-to-face was scheduled one day before the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Blanche\u2019s nomination. Two Republican senators are still standing between Blanche and the top job at the Justice Department. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cornyn has been demanding that it be put in writing that the nearly $1.8 billion\u201cAnti-Weaponization\u201d slush fund created as part of the settlement in response to Trump suing the IRS not move forward. <\/p>\n

Blanche has claimed the fund is dead but admitted during his confirmation hearing earlier this month that there is a way it could be resurrected in a testy exchange with Cornyn. <\/p>\n

The showdown between Blanche and the Texas senator comes after Trump backed Cornyn\u2019s challenger Ken Paxton in the Senate primary runoff, bringing an end to the longtime senator\u2019s time in Congress at the end of the year. <\/p>\n

Cornyn still has several months to go before the end of his term, and he\u2019s not quietly slinking off into the night. Instead, he has stood up to the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey know what they need to do, but they simply refuse to do it,\u201d Cornyn told reporters after the meeting was called off on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Cornyn said there\u2019s a 4 pm deadline on Wednesday set by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley to determine whether Blanche has enough votes in the committee. A scheduled vote last week was canceled. <\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully they now recognize the seriousness of this,\u201d Cornyn said. <\/p>\n

If the Justice Department does not meet his demand, Cornyn said, \u201cI\u2019m not prepared to vote yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cornyn said there was still time to resolve it, but he said there was no need to have the meeting, \u201cif they would just produce the documentation that we\u2019ve requested.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blanche was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday looking to shore up support, but he did not answer reporters\u2019 questions about his meetings or the fund.<\/p>\n

Critics have warned the slush fund could be used to pay out Trump allies and those who attacked the U.S. Capitol and beat police officers on January 6. Even as Blanche has insisted it won\u2019t move forward, Trump praised the fund as a \u201cgood idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Trump Asks for Millions More to Cover Costs of His Fair Fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n

Cornyn is not the only Republican who Trump has gone after who is now coming back to haunt him. Senator Thom Tillis, who said he would not run for reelection in a battle with the president over his tax law last year, is another Blanche holdout seeking confirmation that the fund is dead in writing. <\/p>\n

Tillis, who has praised Blanche overall, said on Wednesday it was not clear whether the Justice Department could meet their demands in time for Thursday\u2019s vote or if it would have to be postponed until next week. <\/p>\n

During Blanche\u2019s confirmation hearing earlier this month, Cornyn brought up the \u201cunusual\u201d $1.776 billion fund that was announced earlier this year as part of the settlement after Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no weaponization fund. The weaponization fund is dead. It\u2019s not moving forward,\u201d Blanche testified. <\/p>\n

But Cornyn was not satisfied with the administration simply saying the fund would not go forward amid the bipartisan backlash since it was revealed. He pulled out a copy of the settlement at the hearing. <\/p>\n

\u201cOn page four, this settlement agreement can be modified\u2014may be modified\u2014only upon the written agreement of the parties. Has there been a written agreement of the parties to modify the settlement fund?” Cornyn asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, the settlement fund is just not moving forward,\u201d Blanche said. \u201cThere\u2019s no modification. It\u2019s just- it never started. No money went from the Treasury to any other account. There\u2019s no commissioners. It\u2019s not moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the settlement agreement remains as it was originally, but I hear what you\u2019re saying,\u201d Cornyn responded. \u201cIs the settlement agreement enforceable as a contract by both parties?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, yes, it\u2019s an enforceable document,\u201d Blanche admitted. \u201cSo I suppose if President Trump\u2019s counsel sought to enforce it, that they potentially could.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blanche also was hit by Tillis with a demand that he meet with the survivors of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein as one of the conditions of his confirmation vote. After months of being accused of ignoring survivors, Blanche quickly set up a sit-down with them and their attorneys. <\/p>\n

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However, survivors of the sex offender slammed the attorney general nominee after the meeting and said it appeared he finally took the meeting in order to simply check the box as he attempts to be confirmed. <\/p>\n

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