Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/d2XAm6yH9as.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter TRUMP’S ATTORNEY GENERAL CLASHES WITH DEMOCRAT IN SENATE EXPLOSION usnews shorts [Z8kjBh2IsYO] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, a explosive shouting match erupted in Congress as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche fiercely accused Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) of outright lying during a high-stakes budget hearing. The brutal confrontation centered around the Justice Department's newly unveiled $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund"—labeled by Democrats as a corrupt slush fund—intended to compensate victims of alleged federal "lawfare." Tensions boiled over when Van Hollen claimed a pardoned January 6 rioter tried to buy the silence of child sexual abuse victims using expected payouts from the fund. The Senate Appropriations Committee devolved into absolute chaos on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, exposing the deep partisan war over President Donald Trump’s sweeping clemency orders. Senator Van Hollen blindsided the Acting Attorney General by reading a Florida law enforcement affidavit concerning Andrew Paul Johnson, a January 6 rioter sentenced to life in prison in March 2026 for child abuse but subsequently pardoned by Trump. According to leaked Discord messages, Johnson allegedly promised a victim a share of a $10 million payout he expected to receive for being a "Jan 6'er." When Van Hollen demanded a guarantee that such individuals would be barred from the $1.776 billion fund, Blanche instantly fired back, stating, "You're obviously lying in your question... the fund didn't exist" when the criminal made those hollow promises. As Van Hollen furiously pointed his finger, shouting, "Don't ever do that again!", Blanche and Republican allies maintained the entire narrative was a fabricated smear campaign. While Pardon Attorney Ed Martin has previously advocated for January 6 defendants to receive restitution for weaponized prosecutions, the Justice Department fiercely denies that any formal rules have been established to benefit violent offenders. --- #Economy #USNews #Finance #MarketUpdate #Summary #SenateHearing #ToddBlanche #ChrisVanHollen #AntiWeaponizationFund #TrumpPardons #January6 #Lawfare #DOJBudget #May2026 #BreakingNews #CongressionalChaos #PoliticalWarfare #ChildAbuseScandal #SlushFund #FoxNews 440lDmhezWX 5GIqLe6tQd3 gles2rNAjrc sugzmgzNCVn rd1s1eNX5h8 vhOhEm3A4kM cO1v2h5TxeQ
On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, a explosive shouting match erupted in Congress as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche fiercely accused Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) of outright lying during a high-stakes budget hearing. The brutal confrontation centered around the Justice Department's newly unveiled $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund"—labeled by Democrats as a corrupt slush fund—intended to compensate victims of alleged federal "lawfare." Tensions boiled over when Van Hollen claimed a pardoned January 6 rioter tried to buy the silence of child sexual abuse victims using expected payouts from the fund. The Senate Appropriations Committee devolved into absolute chaos on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, exposing the deep partisan war over President Donald Trump’s sweeping clemency orders. Senator Van Hollen blindsided the Acting Attorney General by reading a Florida law enforcement affidavit concerning Andrew Paul Johnson, a January 6 rioter sentenced to life in prison in March 2026 for child abuse but subsequently pardoned by Trump. According to leaked Discord messages, Johnson allegedly promised a victim a share of a $10 million payout he expected to receive for being a "Jan 6'er." When Van Hollen demanded a guarantee that such individuals would be barred from the $1.776 billion fund, Blanche instantly fired back, stating, "You're obviously lying in your question... the fund didn't exist" when the criminal made those hollow promises. As Van Hollen furiously pointed his finger, shouting, "Don't ever do that again!", Blanche and Republican allies maintained the entire narrative was a fabricated smear campaign. While Pardon Attorney Ed Martin has previously advocated for January 6 defendants to receive restitution for weaponized prosecutions, the Justice Department fiercely denies that any formal rules have been established to benefit violent offenders. --- #Economy #USNews #Finance #MarketUpdate #Summary #SenateHearing #ToddBlanche #ChrisVanHollen #AntiWeaponizationFund #TrumpPardons #January6 #Lawfare #DOJBudget #May2026 #BreakingNews #CongressionalChaos #PoliticalWarfare #ChildAbuseScandal #SlushFund #FoxNews 440lDmhezWX 5GIqLe6tQd3 gles2rNAjrc sugzmgzNCVn rd1s1eNX5h8 vhOhEm3A4kM cO1v2h5TxeQ