Todd Blanche Faces Senate Scrutiny Over Trump Ties and DOJ Actions
Senators are expected to press him on whether he protected Trump from investigations and mishandled the Epstein records, with more than 1,000 former DOJ officials objecting.
- On Wednesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing with a narrow 11-10 partisan split following Senator Lindsey Graham's death. Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis remain undecided, holding pivotal votes.
- Blanche's nomination faces friction over his role in a $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund that granted immunity to President Donald Trump's family from tax audits. A federal judge recently nullified the deal's legal basis, calling it an improper purpose.
- Senators are expected to probe Blanche's oversight of the Department of Justice's release of over 3 million Epstein files, which critics describe as botched. His unusual private prison interview with Ghislaine Maxwell also drew scrutiny from former prosecutors.
- More than 1,000 former Justice Department employees signed a letter accusing Blanche of 'corruption and abuses' and weaponizing the agency against Trump's political foes. Blanche strongly rejects such claims, saying "there's not a whiff of political partisanship" in his work.
- Blanche's confirmation would solidify his control over federal law enforcement powers at a time when the Department of Justice faces questions about independence from White House influence. He has reportedly boasted about helping 'clean house' at the DOJ and FBI.
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Blanche on 'glide path' for confirmation, insiders say
Todd Blanche faces a high-stakes confirmation hearing amid controversy over his client list, a shelved $1.8 billion fund, and criticism from Democrats and Epstein survivors, yet GOP insiders predict his easy confirmation as he leads the Justice Department during politically charged prosecutions.
Bombshell email leak reveals Todd Blanche is running Trump’s revenge campaign from inside DOJ
For months, Todd Blanche has been portrayed by Donald Trump’s allies as the calm, steady figure inside the Justice Department, the person who could keep the administration’s most aggressive impulses under control. A new batch of leaked emails paints a very different picture. According to a report from The New York Times, Blanche, Trump’s former defense lawyer and acting attorney general, is not merely watching from the sidelines as the administr…
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Americans United for Life (AUL) issued a letter today to members of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary expressing our support of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, nominated by President Trump to the office of the Attorney General of the United States. In the letter, AUL writes: “Mr. Blanche’s confirmation as Attorney General […] The post Pro-Life Group Endorses Confirmation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared fi…
Fox News Host and Jonathan Turley Praise Todd Blanche: 'Excellent Trial Lawyer'
Fox News’s Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones and Fox News Media contributor Jonathan Turley had plenty of praise for President Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, Tuesday. Blanche, who will sit down for his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing tomorrow, “is an excellent trial lawyer,” Jones said. “And if you’re a lawyer and you value free speech, and you value the rights of your clients out there and freedom, then you sho…
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