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- Although Department of Justice officials stated they have 'rescinded' the controversial fund, Democrats contend the department's written agreements with Senator John Cornyn are merely 'decorative' and do not guarantee the fund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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The Justice Department finally has a grown-up in charge
The Senate finally voted Saturday to confirm Todd Blanche as President Donald Trump’s new attorney general. Anyone who wants a Justice Department that enforces the law instead of bending it to politics can breathe a little easier.Blanche is unusually well-suited for the job. He has seen the justice system from both sides — first as a federal prosecutor and assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, then as a defense attorney, …
Thunderous applause rings out as Todd Blanche arrives at DOJ
Newly sworn-in U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche arrived at the Department of Justice on Monday, August 10, to applause from staff gathered along the hallways. Blanche, a former personal attorney to President Donald Trump and former deputy attorney general, was confirmed Saturday in a 50-49 Senate vote after a contentious nomination process. Republican Senators Susan...
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The Belgrade NewsQuestions about Todd Blanche for our senators
Dear Chronicle,
Senate Republicans just gave the adminsitration carte blanche to weaponize the Department of Justice
Newly confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 50 to 49, Attorney General of the United States Todd Blanche has carte blanche to turn the Department of Justice from justice for We the People to just us, the Trump family. The Department of Justice, while falling within the Executive branch of our government, is meant to serve the people of our country, rather than serving the needs and desires of a malignant, narcissistic, sociopathic president. Rel…
Grassley and Ernst Now Charter Members of “Swamp” With Votes to Confirm Blanche As AG
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iowa’s U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) voted early Saturday morning to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General, solidifying their positions as gold ribbon, charter members of a “swamp” of corruption both once claimed…
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