Todd Blanche Faces Senate Scrutiny Over Trump Ties and DOJ Actions
Blanche faces questions over Epstein file redactions and a $1.8 billion fund as Democrats probe whether he serves Trump more than the Justice Department.
- On Wednesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced a rocky Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, encountering intense scrutiny over his loyalty to President Donald Trump and his role in controversial DOJ initiatives.
- Senators grilled Blanche about a $1.8 billion fund for alleged DOJ persecution victims and a deal protecting President Trump from tax investigations, while questioning his handling of Epstein files and journalist subpoenas.
- When asked if he considered the president a friend, Blanche stumbled, replying, "I'm his lawyer," before quickly correcting himself to say "was his lawyer." Later he asserted, "Counsel does not mean yes-man."
- With the committee's GOP margin razor-thin following Senator Lindsey Graham's death, any single Republican "no" vote could block Blanche's nomination, leaving Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn as potential deciding votes.
- Observers view this nomination as a referendum on President Trump's vision for the Department of Justice, testing whether Blanche can reconcile his past as a respected federal prosecutor with his current role as the president's defender.
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AG nominee Blanche grilled at confirmation hearing
What happenedTodd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, faced five hours of intense questioning on Wednesday from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers during his confirmation hearing. GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas “raised serious questions” about Blanche’s involvement in creating a now-defunct $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for Trump’s allies, The New York Times said. Democrats “seized on” his oversight of t…
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West Hawaii TodayBlanche faces crucial hurdle after rocky hearing
WASHINGTON — The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general remained uncertain Wednesday after a rocky confirmation hearing in which a Republican senator raised serious questions about his role in creating a $1.8 billion fund for purported victims of Justice Department persecution. The post Blanche faces crucial hurdle after rocky hearing appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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