US Senate panel
Coverage of US Senate panel in the Nexus archive.
- Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote
U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination advanced by a Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote after he promised the Trump 'anti-weaponization' fund is rescinded. Two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who previously withheld support, voted to move Blanche's nomination forward following assurances about the fund's status and tax immunity limitations.
- Todd Blanche grilled by US lawmakers over Epstein files, Trump tax immunity
Todd Blanche, US President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, faced bipartisan questioning from a US Senate panel regarding the release of Epstein files and a settlement that granted Trump tax immunity. The settlement involved a $1.8 billion fund created by the Justice Department, which was later abandoned.