Trump’s Former Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General

Here in the U.S., President Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche was confirmed as attorney general Saturday morning by a narrow 50-49 vote in the Senate. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana cast the deciding vote to confirm Blanche. Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against Blanche’s nomination. Some Republican senators had questioned Blanche’s mismanagement of the release of the Epstein files and his role in creating President Trump’s $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund. Blanche eventually walked back the fund after two Republican senators threatened to withhold their votes. www.democracynow.org