The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the next U.S. Attorney General by a vote of 50-49 early Saturday morning, elevating President Trump’s former personal lawyer to head the Justice Department. The confirmation followed a tense fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about installing an ally of the president, and some opposition from within the Republican party. Blanche previously represented Trump in several criminal trials before joining the administration.
The vote cements Blanche as the nation's top law enforcement official, making him the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the Department of Justice to investigate his political enemies. While Republicans ultimately secured his confirmation, Breitbart News reported that lawmakers struggled to reach a decision, indicating internal division. Left-leaning outlets emphasize concerns about politicization of the DOJ, while right-leaning sources focus on the narrowness of the vote and Republican opposition.
No right-leaning sources noted any concern over potential politicization of the Department of Justice. The confirmation process was described as tumultuous by Axios. France24 notes that Democrats accused the president of politicizing the department.
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