Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general after bruising fight
The Senate early Saturday morning confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, with the nominee narrowly securing sufficient GOP backing after making a number of promises about how he would handle his tenure as the country’s top law enforcement officer. The vote was 50-49. Though confirmed along a party-line vote when he was nominated...
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general early on Saturday morning. He secured the role with a narrow 50-49 vote, according to The Hill and CBS News.
Blanche, a former personal lawyer to President Trump, will head the Justice Department. CBS News reported that two Republicans, Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voted against his nomination, along with all Democrats.
Senator Bill Cassidy's vote was decisive in securing Blanche's confirmation, after Senators Collins and Murkowski opposed him and GOP Senator Mitch McConnell was absent. CBS News also mentioned that Blanche previously served as deputy attorney general and acting attorney general.
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