Trump's Slush Fund Problem: A Pattern of Abuse The recent news that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded President Donald Trump's "anti weaponization fund" marks a rare instance where the Senate's confirmation power has constrained the White House.
This development is also just another chapter in a long running saga of Trump's attempts to siphon federal money into accounts he controls.
The "anti weaponization fund" was merely the latest iteration of a well worn playbook, where Trump proposes a new program or initiative and then claims that the Senate is opposing him by resisting its passage.