Todd Blanche Confirmed as AG Because Trump Might Pick Worse
Voting on a cabinet position at 4:30 in the morning right before jumping on a five-week recess is peak Senate energy.
Donald Trump's former personal defense attorney, Todd Blanche, is now officially the top law enforcement officer in the United States. The confirmation squeaked through on a 50-49 vote in the middle of the night, right before senators ran out the door for a five-week vacation.
The wild part wasn't just the late hour or the razor-thin margin. It was the logic from key Republican votes. Several senators were uneasy about handing the Department of Justice to the president's defense lawyer. But senator Bill Cassidy laid out his logic right on the Senate floor: they had to confirm Blanche because Trump might replace him with someone even worse.
That is officially the bar now: he isn't perfect, but the alternative might be completely unhinged.
Settling for the personal defense attorney as the ultimate safeguard against total chaos is certainly one way to run a justice system.
Source: Politico
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