Senate expected to grill Todd Blanche over Epstein files and cases against Trump’s political rivals in confirmation hearing – live
Senators are also expected to robustly press Blanche on his handling of the release of millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.It comes amid a flurry of confirmation hearings set to take place today. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to temporarily fill his Senate seat on Tuesday, just three days after his sudden death. Graham was appointed by Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, to fill the remainder of her brother’s current term.
- ▪Senators are also expected to robustly press Blanche on his handling of the release of millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.It comes amid a flurry of confirmation hearings set to take place today.
- ▪Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to temporarily fill his Senate seat on Tuesday, just three days after his sudden death.
- ▪Graham was appointed by Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, to fill the remainder of her brother’s current term.
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06.09 EDTTrump's pick for attorney general faces Senate hearing later todayHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US attorney general – his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche – faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate confirmation hearing today.Blanche will come under tough questioning from Democrats and potentially some Republicans during his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee.A sole Republican “no” vote on the panel could be enough to torpedo the 51-year-old Blanche’s appointment to be the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, AFP reports.Blanche has been serving as acting attorney general since Pam Bondi was fired by Trump and has been closely tied to what Democrats have dubbed a…
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