Blanche to testify today at Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 9 a.m. for his confirmation hearing to lead the Justice Department in a permanent capacity.
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The Republicans to watch at Blanche's confirmation hearing
Several Republican senators have been critical of the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, which the Justice Department created as part of a deal with Mr. Trump to settle his $10 billion civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns by a former government contractor.
But Blanche is likely to face the sharpest questions from GOP Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas.
Tillis is not running for reelection and Cornyn lost his Senate primary runoff election to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who won Mr. Trump's endorsement.