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Blanche grilled on Trump ties and Epstein files in confirmation hearing

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Blanche grilled on Trump ties and Epstein files in confirmation hearing
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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche faced Senate confirmation questions about his independence from Trump, the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein file redactions (Blanche said they reviewed over six million pages and fixed about 1% of redactions, and he apologized for the mistakes), and the now-defunct $1.7bn anti-weaponisation fund; he also said Trump isn’t eligible to run in 2028. Republicans expressed support despite concerns, and the Judiciary Committee will decide whether to move his nomination to the full Senate.

Topics:nationus-politics#anti-weaponisation-fund#epstein-files#redactions#todd-blanche#trump-independence#us-politics
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