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Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general in tight Senate vote
Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general in tight Senate vote
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general by a 50-49 vote early Saturday, making him the second confirmed head of the Justice Department under President Donald Trump. Two Republicans, Susan Collins…
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The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general by a 50-49 vote early Saturday, making him the second confirmed head of the Justice Department under President Donald Trump. Two Republicans, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, joined Democrats in opposition. Blanche had been acting in the role since April after Trump fired Pam Bondi. His confirmation was nearly derailed by a controversial $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponisation' fund and tax audit immunity for Trump, which Blanche promised in writing to abandon.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that Blanche is simply Trump's loyalist ignores the bipartisan pressure that forced him to roll back the anti-weaponisation fund and tax immunity. Yet his past as Trump's defence lawyer and his swift moves to investigate Trump's foes raise real doubts about independence. The test will be whether he allows the Jeffrey Epstein files release to proceed impartially and whether the fund truly stays dead.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com, thehindu.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
