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Blanche makes stunning slip as GOP senator demands 'Are you and President Trump friends?'

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Todd Blanche, President Trump's former personal lawyer turned acting attorney general, appeared to catch himself mid-sentence Wednesday during his high-stakes Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing.Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked the acting attorney general a simple question: "Are you and President Trump friends?"The question nearly tripped Blanche, who…

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President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, slipped in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, saying "I'm his lawyer" when asked whether he and Trump were "friends." Blanche quickly corrected himself, but it was a moment that quickly went viral, with progressives calling it an admission that he continues to act in the interest of the…

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