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Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in overnight vote
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The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50-49 vote. Blanche, a former personal attorney for Donald Trump, faces scrutiny over the potential politicization of the Justice Department.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early on Saturday morning (August 8, 2026), cementing President Donald Trump's former personal attorney's command of a Justice Department the Republican president has sought to bend to his will.
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