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Trump's former lawyer advances for AG after deal on IRS audits and fund

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A former lawyer for Donald Trump has advanced in his bid for attorney general following a deal with Republican holdouts. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination by a 12-10 vote, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. This decision came after Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis delayed the vote, demanding the dismantling of the "Anti-Weaponisation Fund" and a restriction on IRS audits for Trump and his family. The fund was established from a settlement related to the leaking of Trump's tax records and aimed to compensate individuals who alleged politically motivated government investigations. AI

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Trump's former lawyer advances for AG after deal on IRS audits and fund

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Han Li ·

    Trump’s former lawyer advances in attorney general bid after deal with Republican holdouts

    US senators voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer as attorney general after he formally scrapped a controversial US$1.8 billion fund created through the administration’s settlement of a lawsuit brought by the president. T…

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