{"id":5559,"date":"2026-07-15T09:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5559"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:07:43","slug":"todd-blanche-faces-high-stakes-confirmation-hearing-for-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5559","title":{"rendered":"Todd Blanche faces high-stakes confirmation hearing for attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Todd Blanche, President Trump&#8217;s former personal lawyer and his pick for attorney general, is set to appear for what could be a contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday amid questions about his handling of the Epstein files, the targeting of Trump&#8217;s political foes and the broader politicization of justice.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5553\">Our favorite brains, including Einstein\u2019s stolen one<\/a><\/p> <p>Blanche previously won Senate confirmation early in Trump&#8217;s second term to serve as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department, but it is unclear whether he can muster enough support this time to be confirmed for the top job.<\/p> <div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"540px\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/static-assets.npr.org\/include\/dmco\/dmco_embed_code1.html\" style=\"position:absolute;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891870-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" -->\n<p>Democrats appear unified in opposition to his nomination. That leaves Blanche&#8217;s fate in the hands of a small number of Republicans who have voiced concerns about some of his actions at the department and could torpedo his nomination in the Senate, where the Republican Party has a razor-thin majority.<\/p> <p>Republican concerns largely center on Blanche&#8217;s involvement in the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund as part of a settlement with Trump to end his lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns.<\/p> <p>After bipartisan pushback, Blanche said the fund isn&#8217;t moving forward \u2014 but the part of the settlement that shields Trump, his family and his businesses from IRS audits of past tax returns remains in place.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a House committee hearing on June 2 in Washington, D.C.\" class=\"wp-image-1500\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/457d8cbf2c53794b5defcba7285b3bc1-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/457d8cbf2c53794b5defcba7285b3bc1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/457d8cbf2c53794b5defcba7285b3bc1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/457d8cbf2c53794b5defcba7285b3bc1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Law <\/h3>\n<h3>Blanche says DOJ has nixed the &#8216;anti-weaponization&#8217; fund <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891870-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p>On Monday, a federal judge blasted the Justice Department over the settlement, saying it was an attempt to &#8220;earmark billions of dollars from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law.&#8221;<\/p> <p>Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, are among the handful of Republican lawmakers to raise questions about the settlement. They are both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Blanche will appear on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing.<\/p> <p>A single Republican &#8220;no&#8221; vote on the committee could kill Blanche&#8217;s nomination.<\/p> <div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A view of the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-2112\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe0d4f74db771eacfc240f617e06f14d-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe0d4f74db771eacfc240f617e06f14d-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe0d4f74db771eacfc240f617e06f14d-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe0d4f74db771eacfc240f617e06f14d.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Politics <\/h3>\n<h3>Senate Republicans pass immigration funding after overnight vote<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891870-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<h3>Targeting of Trump&#8217;s political foes <\/h3> <p>Blanche has led the Justice Department since April, when Trump pushed out his first attorney general, Pam Bondi, and elevated Blanche to the top job on an acting basis.<\/p> <p>Under Blanche&#8217;s leadership, the department has aggressively pursued Trump&#8217;s promised campaign of revenge against his perceived political enemies. The department announced indictments against former FBI Director James Comey as well as the Southern Poverty Law Center, the storied civil rights group long criticized by conservatives.<\/p> <div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Justice Department opens investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891870-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p>The department also opened an investigation that centers on lawsuits that the writer E. Jean Carroll brought and won against Trump for sexual abuse and defamation.<\/p> <p>Trump has praised Blanche, saying in May that he&#8217;s &#8220;doing a great job&#8221; leading the Justice Department.<\/p> <p>The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Iowa&#8217;s Chuck Grassley, welcomed Blanche&#8217;s nomination, calling him &#8220;well qualified&#8221; and saying he has &#8220;shown his dedication to restoring law and order across our country.&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5551\">Building things and breaking things in China (Summer School World Tour)<\/a><\/p> <p>The National Association of Police Organizations has also voiced support for Blanche&#8217;s nomination, saying that &#8220;he has built a strong partnership with the law enforcement community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" -->\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7.\" class=\"wp-image-5557\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/847ee5f836ea824f61b7db21413aab37-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/847ee5f836ea824f61b7db21413aab37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/847ee5f836ea824f61b7db21413aab37-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/847ee5f836ea824f61b7db21413aab37.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Law <\/h3>\n<h3>Democrats press Bondi over concerns DOJ is being weaponized to target Trump&#8217;s foes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891870-104\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p>Democrats, in contrast, have accused Blanche of destroying the Justice Department&#8217;s traditional independence from the White House, weaponizing its prosecutorial powers and undermining the rule of law.<\/p> <p>The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said that when Blanche was under consideration for the No. 2 job last year, he reminded Blanche that maintaining the department&#8217;s independence from politics and the White House was critical.<\/p> <p>&#8220;Regrettably, over the past year, he has disregarded that call and erased that line, placing loyalty to President Trump above all else and damaging the independence and credibility of the department in ways that will have ramifications for decades,&#8221; Durbin said last month.<\/p> <div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Trump talks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday in Washington, D.C.\" class=\"wp-image-5558\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8e26bc523ef26e564667742d03249cc9.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8e26bc523ef26e564667742d03249cc9.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8e26bc523ef26e564667742d03249cc9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Law <\/h3>\n<h3>Unease grows at the Justice Department as Trump&#8217;s threats get even more blunt<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891870-105\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<h3>Accused of &#8220;improper, unlawful&#8221; firings<\/h3> <p>Many legal observers and department veterans have similar concerns.<\/p> <p>A letter signed by some 1,200 former Department of Justice employees urged the Senate to reject Blanche&#8217;s nomination, saying he has attacked the apolitical career workforce by firing career attorneys, agents and analysts for &#8220;improper, unlawful reasons.&#8221;<\/p> <p>The effects of those firings, the letter says, will be felt across the United States.<\/p> <div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cathy Harris was the chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent, quasi-judicial agency that hears personnel disputes brought by federal employees, until she was fired earlier this year by the Trump administration.\" class=\"wp-image-1482\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/903f95c84f0b2c96a04f62de0e62a656-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/903f95c84f0b2c96a04f62de0e62a656-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/903f95c84f0b2c96a04f62de0e62a656-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/903f95c84f0b2c96a04f62de0e62a656.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n <div>\n<h3>Politics <\/h3>\n<h3>Beyond &#8216;draining the swamp&#8217;: How Trump is knocking down checks on presidential power<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5891870-106\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve meant that much of the department&#8217;s vital work isn&#8217;t being done, or isn&#8217;t being done as well \u2014 leaving communities less safe, Americans&#8217; rights less protected, and our national security more vulnerable,&#8221; says the letter, which was organized and sent by Justice Connection, a nonprofit that helps DOJ workers find legal and ethics help.<\/p> <p>Blanche, for his part, has brushed aside the criticism.<\/p> <p>&#8220;There&#8217;s 1,200 former DOJ employees, I think, out of what, 40,000?&#8221; he said in an interview with a local Alaska TV station. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know. I&#8217;m not a math guy, but that&#8217;s not a very high percentage.&#8221;<\/p> <p>He said he was still going to work with Republicans and Democrats to answer any questions about his nomination.<\/p> <p>In a social media post on the eve of the confirmation hearing, Trump again lauded Blanche, saying: &#8220;He is a great lawyer, always very fair, and every Republican Senator should vote to CONFIRM Todd Blanche, ASAP!&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5550\">World Tour 2: Building things and breaking things in China<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blanche won Senate confirmation early in President Trump&#8217;s second term to serve as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department. 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