<p>Last week, Republican senators grilled acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" created by President Donald Trump's <a class="Link" href="https://reason.com/2026/05/19/trump-settles-his-own-lawsuit-against-the-irs-for-1-8-billion-of-your-money/" target="_blank" >settlement</a> of his lawsuit against the IRS. About 45 senators attended the meeting, and "at least half of them were blasting the attorney general," Sen. Ted Cruz, R–Texas, <a class="Link" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/ted-cruz-senators-screaming-todd-blanche-trump-anti-weaponization-fund-rcna346599" target="_blank" >reported</a>.