House Democrats have quickly stepped up their pressure on officials involved in setting up President Donald Trump's massive fund to pay off allies who say they were politically targeted by previous administrations.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the top-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, moved to subpoena acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other administration officials involved in establishing the $1.776 "Anti-Weaponization Fund," reported MeidasTouch correspondent Scott MacFarlane.
"GOP has sufficient votes to block it," MacFarlane noted. "But it’s not a favorable vote politically."
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) agreed to hold a vote at the end of Wednesday's hearing.
Raskin additionally sought to subpoena IRS CEO Frank Bisignano and Treasury General Counsel Brian Morrissey to question them about the fund.
The Maryland Democrat also notified Bessent, Blanche and Bisignano that he and Ways and Means Committee ranking member Richard Neal (D-MA) would be seeking documents and other evidence related to the fund.
"The American people and the world just witnessed one of the most brazen acts of public corruption and self-dealing in American history," Raskin and Neal stated a letter sent to the Trump administration officials Wednesday.
