Cornyn reaches deal with DOJ ahead of Todd Blanche nomination vote

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) reached a deal with the Justice Department that puts Todd Blanche back on track to be confirmed as President Donald Trump's attorney general before the August recess.

The agreement, announced by Cornyn in a Sunday night statement, rescinds the president's "anti-weaponization" fund in writing and restates testimony from Blanche's confirmation hearing, during which he told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that Trump's immunity from tax audits is limited in scope.

The two concessions were at the center of a May settlement by the Justice Department that sparked outrage on Capitol Hill. Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), both Judiciary Committee members, refused to vote to advance Blanche's nomination without written confirmation that the administration would abide by his testimony.