Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he is “concerned” about acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s role in crafting a settlement between President Trump, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Justice Department to shield Trump and his family from IRS audits for years to come.
Cornyn said he was disturbed by a federal judge’s scathing order criticizing Blanche’s role in crafting the settlement between Trump and the IRS.
“I’m concerned about that,” Cornyn said on Tuesday, one day before Blanche appears before the Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing to serve as attorney general.
“We’ll be prepared to ask him some questions about not just the weaponization fund but the tax audit issue [and] also whether or not the lawsuit that was brought was a real lawsuit or whether it was, in the words of the federal judge, collusive,” he said.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams questioned on Monday whether Trump filed his lawsuit against the IRS “in bad faith with the improper purpose of dishonestly advancing a political narrative.”