Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche will face senators Wednesday in a high-stakes confirmation hearing that will test Republican unity on the Senate Judiciary Committee in the first major nomination fight since the sudden death of Sen.Lindsey Graham."My colleagues and I are working to fill Senator Graham’s seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee before the Committee votes on Todd Blanche’s nomination next week," Tennessee Republican Sen.
Marsha Blackburn told Fox News Digital."I look forward to confirming Mr.Blanche as Attorney General so he can continue his great work to crack down on crime, eradicate the two tiers of justice, and wipe out fraud.
That’s exactly what Lindsey would’ve wanted us to do to honor his legacy," she added.LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS TO GOP POWER BROKER, DIES AT 71Todd Blanche, nominee for U.S.deputy attorney general, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on February 12.
(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Republicans are navigating their first major nomination battle without Graham—a former Judiciary Committee chairman whose courtroom-style questioning and command of confirmation fights made him one of the GOP's most influential voices.Blanche has been a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, first serving as his personal defense attorney before helping lead his criminal defense against cases Trump and his allies denounced as politically motivated.He was appointed by Trump as Deputy Attorney General when the president returned to office before being tapped to fill former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s shoes.TRUMP'S AG NOMINEE RACKS UP MASSIVE SUPPORT AHEAD OF CONFIRMATION HEARING: 'REAL RESULTS'Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks during a campaign event for former US President Donald Trump in Pickens, South Carolina, US, on Saturday, July 1, 2023. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"When the Corrupt Biden ‘...