Todd Blanche Clears Committee Vote, Paving Way for Attorney General Confirmation

Todd Blanche’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where he is expected to be confirmed, even though several Republicans have not yet committed to supporting him.

By Glenn Thrush and Michael Gold

Blanche Attorney General Nomination Advanced by Senate Panel

Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general cleared a key Senate hurdle on Tuesday following an agreement to alter President Donald Trump’s settlement with the IRS over leaks of his tax information.

By Jimmy Jenkins and Aidan Williams

Trump’s pick for US attorney-general clears key Senate hurdle

Todd Blanche’s nomination narrowly passed by committee after he agreed to scrap the president’s $1.8bn ‘slush fund’

Senate panel advances Blanche nomination to be US attorney general

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche took a key step on August 4 toward becoming the top US law enforcement officer after a Senate panel approved his nomination to head the Justice Department

Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination will advance to full US Senate vote

Blanche, one of Trump’s most trusted legal aides, had confirmed in writing that $1.8bn slush fund for president’s allies was dead The US Senate judiciary committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump’s allies was dead. Experts say, however, that Trump could easily reverse the deal. His nomination will now proceed to the full Senate, where it will likely face intense sk...

By Joseph Gedeon and Sam Levine

Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after Blanche assuaged concerns from two Republican senators.

By Ryan Lucas

Trump's AG pick survives — for now — as Republicans question if White House deal will hold

Todd Blanche's committee vote hinged on a deal with Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, but Senate Republicans remain divided on his path to confirmation.

Blanche approved by Judiciary Committee, sending Trump's AG nominee to full Senate vote

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche will still need to receive 50 votes on the Senate floor to be confirmed after clearing the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Trump’s former lawyer advances in attorney general bid after deal with Republican holdouts

US senators voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer as attorney general after he formally scrapped a controversial US$1.8 billion fund created through the administration’s settlement of a lawsuit brought by the president. Todd Blanche, who became deputy attorney general after Trump took office, has been serving as acting attorney general since his predecessor, Pam Bondi, resigned in April. The closely scrutinised Senate Judiciary Commit...

By Han Li

‘He is about Trump and not the truth’: Senator lays bare what Americans can expect from Todd Blanche as attorney general

Cory Booker savages former holdout Republicans for giving up their resistance to having president’s personal attorney as nation’s top law enforcement official

By John Bowden

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Todd Blanche As AG After Initial Delay

Blanche’s nomination as attorney general will move to a full Senate vote, despite critics who argue he didn’t sufficiently kill Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.

By Alison Durkee, Forbes Staff