Senate panel delays vote on Blanche's nomination as key Republicans withhold support
Todd Blanche's nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files.
Law Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general:
The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Blanche's nomination to the full chamber. But resistance from two Republican senators on the committee who could block Blanche's nomination threw his confirmation into doubt.
A spokesperson for the committee said in a statement Wednesday night that the vote would be postponed "as work continues to secure sufficient support." The delay came after hours of negotiations between the Justice Department and Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis over the controversial settlement that afforded Trump and members of his family protection from tax audits.
Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have thrown the confirmation of Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche into serious doubt by forcing a last-minute delay of a critical Senate Judiciary Committee vote. Why?
Because Cornyn was not endorsed by Trump and Tillis was called a "loser" by Trump, both senators are retiring and not returning to Congress next year. They are acting independently of party leadership to demand written guarantees from the Trump administration regarding a controversial Justice Department settlement.
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