SCOUT· 57%29m·2026-07-15·News PoliticsFrom Trump’s Attorney to Attorney General: The Rise of Todd Blanche
To be confirmed as the next attorney general, Todd Blanche must convince members of the U.S. Senate that as political as the Department of Justice has become, it would be even worse without him on top. As his confirmation hearing begins, Glenn Thrush, a Justice Department reporter for The New York Times, recounts the…
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“A judge has already recommended Blanche to be reviewed for his help in trying to steal money for Trump, who on this earth would vote him to be our AG in America? He's Trump's attorney! How hard is this to know he shouldn't be America's lega…”
“Does anyone think that he will defy the boss and release the full Epstein files?”
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“When you don't want a criminal lawyer, you want a CRIMINAL lawyer.”
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