Letters from an American

An Unconscionable Deal

August 4, 2026·14 min·7-min readnarrativenews
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded a controversial $1.776 billion slush fund meant for those claiming DOJ persecution under Biden, but left intact a non-prosecution and audit-immunity deal benefiting Trump and allies, sparking bipartisan condemnation and raising questions abou

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Todd BlancheTillisJohn CornynJamie RaskinAsha RangappaRon FilipkowskiBarb McQuaidDonald TrumpMax MillerBernie Moreno

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CongressCriminal JusticeDemocracyInequalityInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsSupreme CourtUs Politics

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