The Senate can’t stop Blanche from serving out the remainder of Donald Trump’s term, but that’s no reason it should bless the president’s contempt for the rule of law.
Todd Blanche’s nomination is broadly a referendum on President Trump’s vision of the Justice Department as a projection of his power.
Trump’s nominee will face tough questions over purging of career prosecutors, Epstein files and moreTodd Blanche will appear in front of the Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday, as one of Donald Trump’s most loyal and powerful enforcers in government aims to be confirmed as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.Few officials have been more…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is slated to testify Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and is expected to face tough questions from members on a number of topics, chief among them his role in the Justice Department’s botched release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.After firing Pam Bondi in April, President Donald Trump nominated…
Blanche won Senate confirmation early in President Trump's second term to serve as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department. Now he faces a contentious hearing as he seeks the top job.
Contradicting a federal judge, the acting attorney general, who blessed that cozy arrangement, insists it was not a product of collusion or self-dealing.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation hearing to become attorney general. Blanche, formerly President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, will likely field questions on his handling of the Epstein files and the now-dissolved $1.8 billion weaponization fund to pay “victims” of “lawfare.” HOW…
The attorney general confirmation hearing arrives as Republicans navigate their first major nomination battle without the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
