Blanche can keep serving as acting AG no matter how the Senate votes, which turns his hearing into a test of whether Cornyn and Tillis will bend the knee.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the permanent role, faced intense bipartisan questioning from lawmakers on Day One of his confirmation hearing. Pressed on his close relationship with Trump, Blanche insisted he is not a "yes man" for the president. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.
The once-cherished ideal of dispensing impartial justice has all but disappeared.
The family of Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre joined NBC News' Hallie Jackson to discuss their reaction to acting attorney general Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. This comes after Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan that the administration "screwed up" their communications regarding the Epstein files and blamed former…
Todd Blanche remained composed throughout the hours-long hearing, but faced several testy moments during questioning as he seeks to win the support of all Republican senators on the committee.
Blanche faced bipartisan questioning on Wednesday as he seeks to take on the role of US attorney general permanently.
Senate Republicans used Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation hearing on Wednesday to amplify the fresh revelation that former special counsel Jack Smith’s team accessed text messages involving 44 members of Congress during its investigation into President Donald Trump. “Did Jack Smith read my emails?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked Blanche, who is…
"How long do you intend to put up with that Kash Patel character?" a stern-looking Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) chided Todd Blanche at one point in the five-hour hearing.
Various witnesses were called in to testify on the second day of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing. The post Former Attorney General John Ashcroft BURIES Adam Schiff During Blanche Confirmation Hearing (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
