Blanche ‘honored’ after Senate confirms him as US attorney general in narrow vote – US politics live

Todd Blanche, a former defense lawyer for Donald Trump, has been confirmed as US attorney general by the Senate in a narrow fifty to forty-nine vote early Saturday morning. The Guardian reports that Blanche faced significant scrutiny over the Department of Justice's handling of Jeffrey Epstein-related files, which included improper redactions and failures to protect victim privacy. During his confirmation hearing, Blanche initially declined to meet with survivors of Epstein's abuse, later agreeing to do so, though those who met with him said they received limited answers. Senators postponed consideration of the president's voting bill proposal until after the congressional recess.

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