Cassidy backs Blanche for attorney general, clearing way for confirmation
Cassidy said private meetings eased concerns that Blanche would politicize the Justice Department, leaving the nominee with enough Republican support to advance.
- On Friday, Sen. Bill Cassidy announced he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general, keeping President Donald Trump's nominee's confirmation on track.
- Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced their opposition this week, both citing what they described as the politicization of the Justice Department.
- Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, spent weeks questioning the nominee's independence; after meeting privately with Blanche, he stated he was "not entirely satisfied" but would support him.
- With Sen. Mitch McConnell absent due to hospitalization, Blanche cannot afford further Republican defections; Cassidy's decisive vote prevents the confirmation from collapsing after Collins and Murkowski's opposition.
- Blanche, the acting attorney general, faced criticism for defending Trump in the New York criminal trial, while Cassidy blamed both parties for the "apparent lawfare" and weaponization of the Justice Department.
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WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared ready to win U.S. Senate approval to take the role permanently after Sen. Bill Cassidy said Friday he would vote for the confirmation. Cassidy, who has long clashed with Trump, said in a floor speech his vote was not a reflection of that relationship, but about the […]
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Trump's ex-lawyer all set for confirmation as US attorney general
WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche was set for confirmation Friday as US attorney general after Senate Republicans shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Justice Department.
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