Blanche to testify today at Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general
Summary
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is having a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to be confirmed as the permanent head of the Justice Department. President Donald Trump nominated him after firing the previous attorney general, and senators are expected to ask him about a controversial $1.8 billion fund, case files, and prosecutions linked to Trump's political rivals.Key Facts
- Todd Blanche is currently acting attorney general and was nominated by President Trump to be the official attorney general.
- Blanche used to be President Trump’s personal criminal defense lawyer.
- He has served as deputy attorney general during Trump’s second term.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill at 9 a.m. ET.
- Senators will question him about a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund created during a lawsuit settlement involving Trump and the IRS.
- There are concerns about how the Justice Department handled the Jeffrey Epstein case and prosecutions of political figures like James Comey and Letitia James.
- Some Republican senators, including Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, may ask tough questions about the fund.
- The sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham, a Judiciary Committee member, has caused some uncertainty about committee staffing.
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