Todd Blanche: “I’m [Trump’s] lawyer”
Todd Blanche: “I’m [Trump’s] lawyer” People For the American Way pfaw.org From: alerts@pfaw.org To: Mr Mark M Giese Wed, Jul 15 2026 at 5:16 PM Mark M , Todd Blanche appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today in an attempt to argue that he could serve as an independent Attorney General. Instead, he reminded the country exactly who he works for. When a Republican senator asked Blanche about his relationship with Donald Trump, Blanche answered, “I'm his lawyer.” He quickly corrected himself and said “was”, but that correction only underscored the truth. That was not just an awkward slip. It captured the central danger of this nomination: Trump is trying to put his former personal criminal defense attorney permanently in charge of the Department of Justice because he will do Trump’s bidding. We can’t let him succeed. Blanche walked into today’s hearing needing to prove that he would run the Justice Department for the people, not for Donald Trump. He failed. Pressed...
