Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized Senate Republicans after they confirmed Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, as U.S. attorney general.
‘Excuse on a Silver Platter’
In his post on X, Schumer said Republicans had “handed Trump an excuse on a silver platter” to continue what he called “pervasive, breathtaking corruption.” He argued the appointment undermines efforts to combat corruption, writing, “If you want to wipe out corruption, you can’t have the president’s personal attorney as the attorney general. You don’t need a PhD in political science to know that.”
Schumer added that Blanche “has no intention of stopping Trump’s corruption,” saying he built his career “enabling it.” He said every senator who backed the confirmation had “branded themselves as an enabler, too.”
Sen. Adam Schiff echoed the criticism on X, saying the “fundamental problem” with Blanche “isn’t that he’s inexperienced or unintelligent,” but that “he’s never been able to shed his role as criminal defense lawyer for Donald Trump.”
In an X post, Blanche called it an honor to lead the Justice Department as its “88th Attorney General,” thanking the Senate and DOJ staff, adding, “God bless America.”
Democrats Vow Continued Resistance
All Senate Democrats opposed Blanche’s nomination to permanently lead the Justice Department, citing concerns he would prioritize loyalty to Trump over independent law enforcement.
Schumer said Democrats will keep resisting what he called the administration’s “assault on the rule of law and undermining of democratic values.”
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