Trump's Ex-Lawyer Set to Be Confirmed as US Attorney General
Todd Blanche won over key Republicans after scrapping a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund and narrowing a tax audit immunity deal for Trump and his family.
- On Friday, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the 88th Attorney General in a 50-49 vote, formally elevating him to lead the Justice Department.
- Blanche secured the necessary support by scrapping a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" and limiting tax audit immunity for President Donald Trump to apply "retroactively" to past years only.
- Democrats opposed the nomination, citing threats to Justice Department independence; Senator Dick Durbin, ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, argued on Tuesday that Blanche "continues to operate as the president's personal lawyer."
- Republican senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats in voting no, passing the confirmation by the "slenderest of margins" until Senator Bill Cassidy provided the deciding vote Friday.
- Previously serving as President Donald Trump's private attorney, Blanche defended the president in multiple criminal cases before his confirmation. He wrote he is "deeply honored by the trust and confidence" placed in him to lead the department.
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El ComercioIt has been ratified to lead the Department of Justice by a narrow margin of 50 votes in favour and 49 against, after overcoming the reticence...
The U.S. Senate confirmed Trump's faithful, Todd Blanche, as Attorney General, despite the concerns expressed by the Democrats about the risk of politicization of the Department of Justice. Blanche had the green light at sunrise on Saturday with very little margin. The vote ended with 50 votes in favour and 49 [...] The article Trump's hands on the Department of Justice: the former lawyer of the Tycoon Todd Blanche confirmed U.S. Attorney Genera…
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, has been confirmed this Saturday as the new U.S. Attorney General. The appointment takes place after Republican senators dismiss Democrats’ concerns about a possible “politicization” of the Department of Justice. The Senate, controlled by a narrow margin by Republicans, has made the decision by 50 votes to 49. The U.S. President, who has bent the country’s political rules trying to s…
US senate confirms Trump’s former lawyer Todd Blanche as Attorney General
The US Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche, a former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, as the country’s next Attorney General, despite strong objections from Democrats over concerns about the politicisation of the Justice Department. Blanche was approved by the Republican-controlled Senate in a 50-49 vote, formally elevating him to lead the US Department of […] US senate confirms Trump’s former lawyer Todd Blanche as Attorney General
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Blanche, who has already been serving as the top US law enforcement officer in an acting capacity, represented Trump as his private attorney in several criminal trials before entering government. The Senate, which Republicans narrowly control, confirmed him by 50 votes to 49. Republican senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joined the Democrats in voting no, underlining the political sensitivity over the nomination. Blanche said he was "deep…
Todd Blanche leads his confirmation despite Democratic objections, which denounce a growing politicization of the Department of Justice
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