Bill Barr Says Todd Blanche Isn't 'a Toady,' Urges Senate to Confirm Trump's AG Pick

Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn’t ‘a toady,’ urges senate to confirm Trump’s AG pick

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Attorney General Bill Barr is calling on Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, arguing the former Trump defense lawyer’s close relationship with the president should be viewed as a strength — not a conflict of interest. In a Wall Street Journal opinion column, Barr, who served as attorney general under the first Trump administration, said Blanche should be confirmed, ca…

Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn't 'a toady,' urges senate to confirm Trump's AG pick

Bill Barr argues Todd Blanche's relationship with Trump is a strength, urging Senate Republicans to confirm him as attorney general amid GOP reservations.

Bill Barr calls on Senate GOP to confirm Todd Blanche for attorney general

President Donald Trump‘s first-term Attorney General Bill Barr is making an aggressive public push for Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as the nation’s next attorney general, arguing the president’s acting Justice Department chief is the best person to lead the department. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Thursday, Barr wrote that Blanche is “well-qualified” to lead the DOJ permanently, calling him the best person to carry out …

Ex-Bush lawyer tears apart GOP as senators mull endorsing Todd Blanche for DOJ

Jack Goldsmith, who previously served as the assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel under President George W. Bush, is issuing a stark warning Republican senators not to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general.Thus far, Blanche has been auditioning for the attorney general gig, CNN said, by issuing indictments of President Donald Trump's political foes, whether or not they'll even make it to trial. Blanche was a former perso…

Bill Barr Would Like The Senate To Know: Confirm Todd Blanche Or The Hostage Gets It

Someone got Bill Barr out of the airport security queue for this. The former Attorney General, last spotted amongst the proles standing in a three-hour TSA line, has penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed calling on the Senate to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. And if you were hoping Barr’s endorsement would give skittish Republican senators the kind of full-throated cover they might need, well. Read the op-ed. Here is Barr’s assessment of…

Confirm Todd Blanche at Justice

He is well-qualified and will run the department as well as anyone could under President Trump.