特朗普的前私人律师托德·布兰奇通过美国参议院投票，正式确认为美国司法部长。[1]投票结果为50票赞成、49票反对，共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪的支持票起到了关键作用。[1]卡西迪表示，布兰奇是总统能够提出的最佳人选。[1]
布兰奇自4月起已担任代理司法部长，此次参议院的正式确认结束了共和党与特朗普政府之间长期的僵持。[1]在投票中，共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯和丽莎·默科夫斯基投出反对票。[1]默科夫斯基表示，她缺乏对布兰奇"制约这届政府最坏冲动"的信心。[1]
Todd Blanche, former private lawyer to President Trump, has been confirmed as US attorney general following a 50-49 vote in the Senate [1]. The narrow margin hinged on the support of Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who characterized Blanche as the best choice the president could put forward [1]. Blanche has served as acting attorney general since April, and his confirmation resolves a prolonged standoff between Senate Republicans and the Trump administration [1].
The vote revealed fractures within the Republican caucus, as Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against confirmation [1]. Murkowski specifically expressed a lack of confidence in Blanche's ability to restrain "the worst impulses of this administration" [1]. Cassidy's backing proved decisive despite his earlier record of voting to convict Trump during the second impeachment trial in 2021 [1].