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The Trump administration's latest firing of a U.S. attorney is intensifying the Justice Department's assertion of presidential control over prosecutorial picks. Roger Rogoff was sacked Wednesday as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle after a panel of 17 judges appointed him. The firing made good on the warning from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that the...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche walked into a meeting Thursday with Jeffrey Epstein's victims; he walked out with their pointed opposition to his nomination as permanent AG still intact. The sit-down, pushed by GOP Sen. Thom Tillis as a condition for supporting Blanche's nomination to be attorney general, ran just...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) issued quite the ultimatum, and the acting attorney general quickly fell in line.
Comes as Sen. Thom Tillis has made meeting with survivors a requisite for his support for Blanche...
Epstein survivor Dani Bensky describes the "emotional" meeting she and fellow survivors had with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Bensky calls for continued commitment from Blanche in the Epstein investigation, describing the meeting as "frustrating."...
Jennifer Bos revealed her private conversation with Todd Blanche that convinced her the attorney general nominee understands Angel Families' fight.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet Thursday afternoon with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, following pressure from lawmakers during hearings on Capitol Hill this week. A Department of Justice (DOJ) source familiar with the meeting told The Hill's broadcast partner, NewsNation, that Blanche will meet with these survivors at the DOJ's...
Mother Jones - 18 hours 39 min agoThis article has been republished from Autonomy News, a worker-owned publication covering reproductive rights and justice. Follow Autonomy News on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, and LinkedIn. At the very end of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Wednesday confirmation hearing, Texas Senator Ted Cruz got Blanche to commit to taking a step that could upend abortion access in […]...
Liz Oyer tells of how she refused to rubber-stamp a political favor' in gun rights case involving Trump ally Mel Gibson Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer condemned Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, over his Wednesday testimony to the Senate judiciary committee. Blanche fired Oyer after she refused to recommend restoring firearms rights to the actor and Trump ally Mel Gibson, who was previously convicted of domestic violence. "I declined to rubber-stamp a political...
Witnesses, including Jeffrey Epstein survivors, testified in the second day of confirmation hearings for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said he wouldn't support Blanche's confirmation until he meets with survivors. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., wants Todd Blanche to meet with victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before committing his support for the nomination.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he would not vote to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general if he does not meet with Epstein survivors who have reached out to the Justice Department. Tiillis said he has a "positive predisposition" to Blanche, the acting attorney general who sat for several hours of questions Wednesday...
I expect that meeting to occur before I'm willing to vote out of this committee,' Sen. Thom Tillis said...
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has laid out one condition for him to back acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for the permanent job.
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