I’ve said publicly that I can’t support President Trump’s nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the Senate-confirmed attorney general. I wish it were otherwise. I had hopes for Blanche at the start of Trump II, which is why I supported his nomination as deputy AG. But, to repeat what I’ve said a few times (including in today’s earlier post), my objection is mainly to Trump’s abuse of the Justice Department. The Senate’s duty is to check presidential abuses of power, not encourage them by rewarding his complicit subordinates with promotions.
I’ve gotten the usual, knee-jerk, uninformed grief from some quarters because I supported the confirmation of Merrick Garland when President Joe Biden nominated him to be AG. Given today’s ultra-tribal politics, that’s to be expected, but let me say the following.
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