Trump Henchman Todd Blanche Is the Wrong Attorney General
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump has officially nominated his former defense attorney Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General. The Not Above The Law (NATL) coalition launched the “Block Blanche” campaign last week and delivered a letter to members of the Senate calling on “every member of this body” to defend the Constitution by opposing this nomination.
In response to the nomination, Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement:
“This is yet another example of Trump assembling a team of henchmen whose primary qualification is doing his own bidding, rather than serving the nation, to staff the government. Blanche demonstrated his toady qualities throughout his ‘audition’ for this role, and is being awarded with the leading role as a result. The examples of his malfeasance are stark, from the unjust SPLC indictment, to a second indictment of Jim Comey, to the settlement shielding Trump’s family from IRS audits are all glaring demonstrations of the fact that his loyalty lies with Donald Trump, not with the American people who the DOJ is supposed to serve.
“The rule of law has already taken too many hits under this authoritarian administration, and we don’t need another vengeful pick that will weaponize the government against Trump’s political adversaries.”