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US Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche testifies in confirmation hearing

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July 15, 2026

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The July 15 Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee Todd Blanche could turn heated, as Democrats are set to grill the former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump about prosecuting the president's opponents, withholding millions of pages of Epstein files and attempting to clear Trump from any unpaid taxes.

Since becoming acting attorney general in early April, Blanche has overseen a new Justice Department prosecution against Trump target James Comey and defended the DOJ's attempt to create an "anti-weaponization fund" that could have paid Trump supporters who were convicted of crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. After facing bipartisan backlash to the fund, Blanche said he wouldn't move forward with it.

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