US administration: Trump's controversial candidate Blanche confirmed as US Attorney General
Two female Republicans tried to prevent Todd Blanche from becoming Attorney General. It was a Senator who was demoted and humiliated by Trump who now saved him.
Washington. The US Senate has confirmed former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, as the new Attorney General. He was confirmed on Saturday with a narrow majority of 50 to 49 votes. This ends weeks of dispute. Even within Trump's Republican Party, concerns were raised about Blanche's independence. Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against him.
The decisive vote came from Senator Bill Cassidy, who only agreed to his approval on Friday. Bill Cassidy is clearly keen to make it clear that he did not take his decision lightly. He met with Todd Blanche, US President Donald Trump's desired candidate for the post of US Attorney General, several times, the Senator from Louisiana said on Friday before members of the Senate.
He had only spoken to him on the phone the night before. He had also spoken with critics of Blanche. Cassidy lists his points of criticism against him, the pros and cons, at the end of which, however, is his decision: "Taking everything into account, I will vote for Mr. Blanche," he said. With this, Cassidy secures US President Trump's possibly still pending election of his desired candidate for the post of Attorney General in the Senate before the chamber goes into summer recess.
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