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Acting AG Todd Blanche believes Trump 'absolutely' faced prison without 2024 election win

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argues that President Donald Trump evaded prison time by winning the 2024 presidential election on 'Hang Out with Sean Hannity.' Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche believes President Donald Trump would have "absolutely" faced prison time if he had not won the 2024 presidential election. Blanche led Trump’s defense team in the infamous hush money trial in 2024 when he was convicted of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels, a pornographic performer, in the lead-up to the 2016 election to silence her about an alleged affair. The acting attorney general told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" that Trump evaded time behind bars after being convicted of 34 felonies by winning the presidency. "[Trump] was convicted on 34 felony charges," Fox News host Sean Hannity said. "So, is it an acc

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DOJ rebuffs judge’s request for Blanche to declare in court that anti-weaponization fund is dead | CNN Politics

The Justice Department is rebuffing a judge’s request that it supply a court declaration from senior administration officials that would confirm that the so-called anti-weaponization fund is not moving forward. In a new court filing…

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DOJ rebuffs judge’s request for Blanche to declare in court that anti-weaponization fund is dead | CNN Politics

The Justice Department is rebuffing a judge’s request that it supply a court declaration from senior administration officials that would confirm that the so-called anti-weaponization fund is not moving forward. In a…

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Judge says she doesn’t believe ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead; extends order blocking it | CNN Politics

A federal judge on Friday said she doesn’t believe President Donald Trump’s plan for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” is fully dead, and issued an order indefinitely blocking the proposal. Judge Leonie…

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Acting AG Todd Blanche believes Trump 'absolutely' faced prison without 2024 election win

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNJun 19, 2026

The Justice Department is rebuffing a judge’s request that it supply a court declaration from senior administration officials that would confirm that the so-called anti-weaponization fund is not moving forward. In a new court filing…

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A federal judge on Friday said she doesn’t believe President Donald Trump’s plan for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” is fully dead, and issued an order indefinitely blocking the proposal. Judge Leonie Brinkema in the…

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