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President Trump wants his former criminal defense lawyer to be the next U.S. attorney general, overseeing the Justice Department and serving as America's chief law enforcement officer. Todd Blanche is already the acting attorney general. Nancy Cordes has more details.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said on Thursday he will not vote to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the permanent head of the Department of Justice. The admission is notable, considering Fetterman sometimes votes in favor of Trump nominees during the Senate confirmation process. Last year, he was the sole Democrat to back the…
A former GOP operative predicted that Todd Blanche should expect a double blow to his career on the horizon. "I'm going to make a prediction," Steve Schmidt said during an interview with former CNN anchor Jim Acosta. "Todd Blanche will not be confirmed as Attorney General, and I'll even lean into it more."Blanche faced another uncomfortable hearing earlier…
President Trump is incensed by outgoing Republican Senator Thom Tillis’s refusal to support Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general until he disavows January 6 insurrectionists.“Tillis said he won’t support Todd Blanche’s confirmation unless Todd Blanche condemns January 6,” a reporter asked President Trump in the Air Force One press gaggle Friday.…
On Thursday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he would vote against the confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, adding to the list of lawmakers who have criticized President Trump’s potential nomination. “I would not vote for him,” Fetterman told lawmakers outside of the Capitol. The Pennsylvania senator pointed to Blanche’s efforts to create…
Blanche is happy to pervert justice in service of the president's personal agenda. No wonder Trump wants to keep him as attorney general.
