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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky. ) said Wednesday that he would like to bring in Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and high-profile attorney Alan Dershowitz as part of his panel’s probe into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said he wants Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear before lawmakers in July.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the permanent post is set to collide with the intense anger still percolating among several key Republicans over his role in creating President Trump’s proposed $1. 8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
The ascendancy of Todd Blanche shows how the practices that were initially deemed out of bounds even in President Trump’s Justice Department seem to be the order of the day.
Blanche, who has served as acting attorney general following Pam Bondi's ouster, previously represented Trump as his personal defense attorney.
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Acting in the role since April, Blanche faces Senate confirmation after controversial DoJ moves Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general on Monday, lining up his former personal lawyer to be the country’s top ...