The Senate confirmed Blanche by a vote of 52-46.
Soon, we’ll begin voting on the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the United States. I support his nomination and urge all of my colleagues to vote for this well qualified nominee.
Mr. Blanche’s record shows that he’s the right man for this job. His story exemplifies the American dream.
As a young man, he supported his young family by working as a paralegal during the day while attending law school at night. He clerked twice for judges appointed by presidents of both parties, and ultimately became a respected prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.
His colleagues from that office of both political parties told us that Mr. Blanche is, “fundamentally a good and decent man.”
Mr. Blanche then entered private practice at two prestigious law firms. One of them included the oldest firm on Wall Street.
This remarkable resume has all of the hallmarks of someone who should serve as a senior official at the Justice Department, but this isn’t what impresses me the most.
I’ve spoken often about the partisan weaponization of our justice system. I’ve worked to investigate it, I’ve released records proving that the weaponization exists and my colleagues, for [their] information, can expect to see more of this information coming out from me very, very soon.
I believe Mr. Blanche is the right man for the job because he’s seen this weaponization firsthand, and he’s paid a personal cost to do something about it.
This is the price he paid.
Mr. Blanche was forced out of his law firm, because he chose to represent President Trump. Now that’s quite a law firm, isn’t it? Just because you’re [bringing] business in, they don’t like it.
So then he put his reputation on the line, and he put his career on the line to fight against Jack Smith’s and District Attorney Bragg’s rampant lawfare. And he handled these cases with professional excellence.
We need good people like Todd Blanche in the Justice Department. We need lawyers who will do justice, even when it’s unpopular or comes at a personal cost, as it did to Mr. Blanche. We need people leading the Department who’ll end the abuses of the past and make the agency live up to the ideals of our Constitution.
I’m not the only one who thinks Mr. Blanche is the right man for the job. He’s received support from some of the people who understand the Justice Department best.
Over 100 alumni of the Southern District of New York who worked alongside Mr. Blanche wrote to say this: “Todd’s experience, character, intellect, openness to dialogue and longstanding love of and belief in the mission of the DOJ make him eminently qualified to serve as Deputy Attorney General.”
Another communication – former DOJ officials wrote to say that, “Mr. Blanche is a special nominee in that he brings decades of experience both as a prosecutor and defense attorney to the role of Deputy Attorney General.”
Another one – law enforcement groups representing tens-of-thousands of officers wrote in to support Mr. Blanche because of his history working alongside law enforcement and prosecuting violent crime.
Between his record, his presentation in Committee and his extensive support, I’m convinced that Mr. Blanche is the best person to serve as the Deputy Attorney General.
I’m proud to support this nomination and I look forward to voting for him. I know he’ll work with President Trump and Attorney General Bondi to restore faith in the Justice Department.
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