Washington D.C.'s entrenched politicos sprang into action this week before key confirmation hearings in the U.S.Senate to try and sink President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.Roughly 1,200 Department of Justice (DOJ) alumni signed off on a letter on Tuesday sent to high-ranking Senate Judiciary Committee leaders demanding they reject elevating Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as he prepares for confirmation hearings next week on July 15 and 16.Blanche, who previously served as former AG Pam Bondi's No.
2, has been tapped by the 47th president to do the job permanently, sending the former bureaucrats into a frenzy.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI director Kash Patel listens during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 in Washington.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)TRUMP SAYS HE WILL NOMINATE ACTING AG TODD BLANCHE TO PERMANENTLY LEAD JUSTICE DEPARTMENTThe signatories of the letter trying to stop the process bill themselves as former DOJ employees from Republican and Democratic administrations, which is true.
But even a cursory look at some of the names reveals the letter's true hyper-partisan nature.Here are a few:Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined "CNN This Morning" on Monday to discuss her fight against teachers unions during the pandemic.(Screenshot/CNN/CNNThisMorning)UNEARTHED DOJ EMAILS EXPOSE TURMOIL OVER BIDEN-ERA MEMO URGING CRACKDOWN ON PARENTS"This list is a who's who of partisan activists, including liberal politicians such as former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who saw crime drastically rise under her tenure, Trump impeachment witness Pamela Karlan, and multiple former disgruntled Biden administration officials, some of whom were directly involved in the weaponization of the Department," a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital of the letter.A former White House official quipped that, "It looks like they passed a petition around the MS NOW green room."Former US special counsel Jack Smith, tes...