Todd Blanche’s Loyalty to Trump Is Putting His Attorney General Confirmation at Risk

Todd Blanche’s approach has collided with the jury-of-two reality in the Senate that has, thus far, kept him from the prize he covets: the stability and status conferred by a Senate confirmation.

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President Trump says he's willing to hold his nomination of Attorney General Todd Blanche until January, when he says he'll have an easier political calculation in the Senate.

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NYT Published 31 July 2026

Todd Blanche’s Loyalty to Trump Is Putting His Attorney General Confirmation at Risk

NPR Published 31 July 2026

Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination to circumvent GOP holdouts

President Trump says he's willing to hold his nomination of Attorney General Todd Blanche until January, when he says he'll have an easier political calculation in the Senate.

TIME Published 30 July 2026

Trump Says He Has ‘No Objection’ to Withdrawing Todd Blanche’s Nomination

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