McConnell calls DOJ Trump fund 'utterly stupid, morally wrong' after Blanche meeting

Key points

• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on May 19, 2026. Sen.
• Mitch McConnell on Thursday blasted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the Department of Justice's new controversial "lawfare" fund hours after Blanche met with Republican senators in an effort to assuage their concerns about it.
• "So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops?
• Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick," McConnell, R-Ky., said in a statement obtained by MS NOW.
• McConnell is the former Senate majority leader.