{"id":64974,"date":"2026-08-09T13:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=64974"},"modified":"2026-08-09T13:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:13:24","slug":"todd-blanche-has-been-confirmed-as-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=64974","title":{"rendered":"Todd Blanche Has Been Confirmed As Attorney General"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, Legal Insurrection<\/a> reported that Todd Blanche has been confirmed as Attorney General.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General early Saturday, permanently placing President Donald Trump\u2019s former personal criminal defense attorney in charge of the Justice Department. Critics argued the transfer of authority was an unprecedented conflict of interest; the administration\u2019s allies insisted<\/a> it was a straightforward exercise of presidential appointment power.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blanche was confirmed 50-49. Senators. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined every Democrat in opposing<\/a> the nomination. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was absent due to his ongoing health issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blanche has served<\/a> as acting Attorney General since Trump fired Pam Bondi in April. Before that, he was Deputy Attorney General, confirmed in March without<\/a> any Republican defections. His latest confirmation was considerably more difficult.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Republicans raised concerns<\/a> on three fronts: the Justice Department\u2019s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files; a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, established as part of a settlement of Trump\u2019s lawsuit over his tax returns, that critics feared<\/a> would compensate January 6 defendants; and an IRS immunity provision shielding Trump and his family from future audits, a measure with no clear statutory basis that drew objections<\/a> from tax law practitioners across the political spectrum.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First of all, the two biggest problems in the first Trump administration were the constant lawfare against President Trump and the fact that not all of his cabinet members were people he could trust. I am totally in favor of this appointment because a President deserves an Attorney General who will not stab him in the back.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Blanche joined<\/a> Trump\u2019s legal team in 2023, leaving a partnership at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. He represented Trump in the hush-money trial, helped win the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark presidential immunity ruling, and secured dismissal of the classified-documents indictment in Florida. Trump later tapped him <\/a>as Deputy Attorney General, saying he would fix a justice system \u201cbroken\u201d by years of political weaponization.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Attorney General, Blanche now holds permanent authority over an institution he has already spent months reshaping. The confirmation changes little operationally, as he has been running the department since April, but it removes the political vulnerability of acting status and gives him a freer hand. Whether the written assurances he made to secure Republican votes constrain him in practice, or whether they dissolve the moment the Senate leaves town for recess, is the question that will define his tenure.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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