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News Wrap: Government to drop tax claims and audits of Trump
In our news wrap Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the government will drop any tax claims and audits of President Trump, Blanche also defended the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund and President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in next week's Senate runoff, rather than the Republican incumbent John Cornyn.

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According to PBS News’s source item, News Wrap: Government to drop tax claims and audits of Trump, In our news wrap Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the government will drop any tax claims and audits of President Trump, Blanche also defended the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in next week’s Senate runoff, rather than the Republican incumbent John Cornyn.
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