{"id":48544,"date":"2026-06-05T11:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48544"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:18:58","slug":"raskin-introduces-blanche-act-to-destroy-trump-dojs-plot-for-super-pardon-of-president-and-his-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/raskin-introduces-blanche-act-to-destroy-trump-dojs-plot-for-super-pardon-of-president-and-his-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Raskin Introduces BLANCHE Act to Destroy Trump DOJ\u2019s Plot for \u2018Super Pardon\u2019 of President and His Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on June 2, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Nathan Posner\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the administration and its allies in Congress are truly walking away from the $1.8 billion criminal enrichment fund, they should have no problem joining us in banning it outright,\u201d the Maryland Democrat said.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Prager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 04, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said President Donald Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion \u201cweaponization\u201d slush fund<\/a> is now \u201cdead,\u201d Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin<\/a> on Thursday unveiled draft legislation that would eliminate what he describes as a \u201csuper pardon\u201d buried in the Department of Justice<\/a> settlement reached last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Blanche\u2014whom Trump said he plans<\/a> to nominate for a full term as attorney general\u2014has backed off<\/a> the fund that would allow the DOJ to disburse taxpayer money to Trump allies and January 6<\/a> insurrectionists amid bipartisan backlash, a news release<\/a> from Raskin\u2019s (D-Md.) office on Thursday said the acting AG has done nothing to rescind \u201cthe mother of all sweetheart deals he tucked into his unprecedented settlement with Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The settlement<\/a>, created in exchange for Trump dropping a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for improperly leaking his tax returns, gives Trump, his entire family, and all their business ventures total and permanent immunity for \u201cany matters currently pending or that could be pending\u201d not only before the IRS, which Trump sued in the case that led to the settlement, but also before \u201cother agencies or departments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Maryland Democrat also said that despite retreating on the \u201cweaponization\u201d fund, the DOJ is still using its Judgment Fund to improperly reward the president\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Washington Post<\/a>, as of April, the DOJ had already paid<\/a> $8.5 million to prominent Trump allies who claimed to have been wrongly targeted by the Biden administration<\/a>, even though no court formally determined that they had been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the administration and its allies in Congress are truly walking away from the $1.8 billion criminal enrichment fund, they should have no problem joining us in banning it outright,\u201d Raskin said. \u201cBut no one should be fooled by Trump and Blanche\u2019s tactical pause: Nothing has been dismantled, and nothing has been renounced. Trump\u2019s scheme to raid the Judgment Fund, bankroll political allies using taxpayer cash, and score a sweeping Super Pardon is alive and well and remains a clear and present threat to our constitutional order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raskin, who is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a new legislative package on Thursday, aiming to destroy the remaining vestiges of the DOJ deal and ensure that future presidents can never use federal settlements to reward themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Block Lawless Agreements and Nullify Corrupt Handouts and Emoluments (BLANCHE) Act<\/a>, bars sitting presidents from entering settlements for money damages with the federal government and requires independent judicial oversight of any such agreements, including ones that grant the president \u201csuper pardons\u201d like the one granted to Trump by the DOJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy legislative package would end the slush fund, outlaw collusive settlements, and make clear that no president can use taxpayer dollars to cut partisan loyalty reward checks,\u201d Raskin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also introduced the Constitutional Rights Defense Act<\/a>, which would allow individuals to file suits against the federal government when their rights are violated by agents of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast with the January 6<\/a> Capitol riot participants who have been claiming compensation under the fund, Raskin said his bill \u201censures that all people who have actually had their constitutional rights violated by the government will have access to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raskin has previously introduced<\/a> legislation that would block the use of federal funds to finance the Trump IRS settlement and prohibit payouts to January 6 Capitol riot participants and other Trump allies, including family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongress must act with urgency to shut down this presidential plunder once and for all,\u201d Raskin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stephen Prager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Prager is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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