Todd Blanche is sworn in as Attorney General after bruising confirmation fight
Blanche won over holdout Republicans after agreeing to scrap the $1.8 billion fund tied to Trump’s IRS settlement, easing a 50-49 confirmation fight.
- On Saturday, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General in a 50-49 vote, ending a lengthy standoff between Senate Republicans and the Trump administration over the appointment of President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer.
- Opposition centered on Blanche's previous experience as a defense attorney and a proposed $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund meant to compensate 'victims of government persecution,' which critics feared would benefit those prosecuted for the January 6 attack.
- Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy cast the deciding vote for confirmation, despite acknowledging Blanche's 'poor judgment in approving the anti-weaponization slush fund and exempting the president from IRS audits,' while GOP Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against him.
- Although Department of Justice officials stated they have 'rescinded' the controversial fund, Democrats contend the department's written agreements with Senator John Cornyn are merely 'decorative' and do not guarantee the fund is permanently abandoned.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer condemned the confirmation as providing an 'excuse on a silver platter to keep up his pervasive, breathtaking corruption,' while observers scrutinize the department's recent series of unsuccessful legal cases.
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Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, took office today as a new U.S. Attorney General, after a tough battle to confirm the name that generated bipartisan concerns about the direction of the Department of Justice. President Karoline Leavitt's press secretary released a video of Blanche's swearing-in ceremony, with Donald Trump's presence, who applauded his protégé after he took office in the White House Oval Hall. Blanch…
Watchdog group warns Trump just crafted a DOJ ‘that will serve him, not the American people’ with Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general
A leading watchdog group has warned that with Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general, President Donald Trump has essentially created a Department of Justice (DOJ) “that will serve him, not the American people.” The Senate confirmed Blanche’s appointment as the attorney general by a 50-49 vote early Saturday, August 8, after Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy...
Senate Confirms Todd Blanche As Attorney General In 50-49 Vote
Todd Blanche has been sworn in as U.S. Attorney General after winning Senate confirmation by a narrow 50-49 vote. According to the report, the vote ended a prolonged dispute between Senate Republicans and the Trump administration over President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer.💡Blanche's background as a defense attorney drew opposition, along with a proposed $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people described as victims of government…
Todd Blanche Sworn In as Attorney General in Oval Office Ceremony
Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sworn in Monday as U.S. attorney general and now formally takes the helm of the Justice Department. Judge Emil Bove, a federal appeals court judge and former member of Trump’s legal defense team, administered the oath in a closed Oval Office ceremony that the president attended. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later shared a video of the event. In a predawn vote Satu…
Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, was sworn in on Monday in the presence of the American president.
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