AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Todd Blanche clears Senate committee on a 12-10 vote, but full confirmation remains uncertain
Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination survived a Senate Judiciary Committee vote after two Republican holdouts struck a last-minute deal, but several GOP senators remain undecided ahead of a floor vote he cannot afford to lose. The committee advanced Blanche's nomination 12-10 on Tuesday, sending it to the full Senate after weeks of delay caused by […] The post Todd Blanche clears Senate committee on a 12-10 vote, but full confirmation remains uncertain appeared first on American Almanac .
Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination survived a Senate Judiciary Committee vote after two Republican holdouts struck a last-minute deal, but several GOP senators remain undecided ahead of a floor vote he cannot afford to lose. The committee advanced Blanche's nomination 12-10 on Tuesday, sending it to the full Senate after weeks of delay caused by opposition within the president's own party. Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina had refused to back the nomination until the Justice Department addressed their concerns over a controversial $1.8 billion fund and a sweeping IRS immunity deal that shielded President Trump and his family from audits. Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer who took over as acting…Open