Oppose confirmation of Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General.

Todd Blanche Should Not be Confirmed

Whitehouse argued that Todd Blanche should not be confirmed as Attorney General, warning that confirmation would worsen the Department of Justice's weaponization.

Whitehouse Makes the Case Against Confirmation of Disgraceful AG Nominee Blanche
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AP reported that the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled confirmation hearings for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for July 15 and 16, 2026, and that President Trump had nominated Blanche to lead DOJ earlier in June. The story said Blanche still needed Judiciary Committee support and a Senate vote.

As of the lookback window, Blanche's attorney general confirmation process was still pending, with hearings scheduled after the 2026-07-08 assessment date. No final confirmation vote had occurred yet.

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Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support
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The Daily Beast reported that days after Blanche was formally nominated for Senate confirmation, Democrats and legal groups were mounting a campaign to block him. It quoted Senator Sheldon Whitehouse criticizing Blanche: "His obstruction and incompetence should worry Republicans."

Whitehouse publicly criticized Blanche during the AG confirmation fight, which is concrete opposition activity before any final vote.

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Trump Legal Goon Faces Backlash Over Epstein Cover-Up
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The Daily Beast reported that Blanche's confirmation hearing was scheduled for July 15 and that former DOJ officials urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject him before the hearing.

The day before the assessment date, the confirmation was still not completed; outside opposition was building ahead of a future hearing, leaving Whitehouse's promised confirmation vote unresolved.

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Trump’s AG Pick Todd Blanche Hit With Massive Revolt of DOJ Veterans
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The official Senate roll call shows Todd Blanche's Deputy Attorney General nomination was confirmed 52-46 on March 5, 2025. Senator Whitehouse is listed as voting Nay.

Although this was for Deputy Attorney General rather than Attorney General, Whitehouse previously took the concrete floor-vote action of opposing Blanche for a senior DOJ confirmation.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, Vote 105: Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General
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Congress.gov records PN12-5 as Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General, with latest action on March 5, 2025: confirmed by the Senate by a 52-46 yea-nay vote, Record Vote Number 105.

This official record corroborates the earlier Blanche DOJ confirmation that Whitehouse opposed, but it is not the pending Attorney General nomination itself.

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PN12-5 - Nomination of Todd Blanche for Department of Justice, 119th Congress
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