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Todd Blanche is Trump’s Mafia Underboss
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August 5, 2026
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Hawk, a trial attorney, offers a short, blunt follow-up after his longer breakdown of the 12 to 10 committee vote advancing Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General. His framing is a mob analogy drawn from a weekend of John Gotti documentaries: if Donald Trump is Gotti, then Blanche is the underboss, the Sammy Gravano of the operation, a comparison Hawk notes cuts in an interesting direction given how that story ended.
On the mechanics, Hawk lays out the Senate math. The chamber sits at 53 to 47, effectively 52 to 47 with Mitch McConnell absent, so even if Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski vote no, Blanche is still confirmed on the floor. He reiterates his contract-law argument that the two documents Blanche released did not modify the roughly 1.78 billion dollar settlement, which remains an enforceable contract, meaning Trump could still sue to compel the fund after confirmation. Hawk argues Trump wants that money flowing before the midterms as a signal to supporters.
The heart of Hawk's concern is institutional. He argues Blanche does not believe in an independent Justice Department, treating the office as an extension of the president, and points to executive actions labeling opponents domestic terrorists. Hawk is candid about his alarm, and closes on the hope that the Gotti analogy proves apt in one specific way: that an underboss can turn on the boss.
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