美国参议院于2026年8月8日星期六早晨以50-49的微弱多数票批准了特朗普提名的托德·布兰奇担任司法部长，使其成为该部门的第88任领导人。[1]布兰奇是特朗普的私人律师，曾担任代理司法部长。[1]路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪投出了决定性一票，而阿拉斯加州的丽莎·穆尔科夫斯基和缅因州的苏珊·柯林斯则在少数共和党人中投票反对。[1]
民主党议员对布兰奇的任命表达了严重关切，担心他会将司法部视为总统的私人律师事务所，而非独立行使司法权的机构。[1]伊利诺伊州民主党参议员迪克·德宾表示："司法部长应当是人民的律师。"[1]为获得摇摆州共和党人的支持，布兰奇承诺撤销有争议的17.76亿美元补偿基金，并将特朗普家族的税收豁免限制仅适用于过去。[1]布兰奇在社交平台X上发文称："我对特朗普总统为我担任我们伟大国家第88任司法部长所寄予的信任和信心感到荣幸。"[1]
The US Senate approved Todd Blanche as Attorney General on Saturday morning, August 8, 2026, in a narrow 50-49 vote.[1] Blanche, who serves as President Trump's private attorney and previously held the position of acting attorney general, secured confirmation with decisive support from Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy.[1] Two Republican senators—Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine—voted against the nomination.[1]
Democratic senators expressed concern that Blanche's loyalty to Trump would compromise the independence of the Department of Justice, with Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin stating that "the attorney general is supposed to be the people's lawyer."[1] To secure backing from swing-state Republicans, Blanche committed to withdrawing a controversial $1.776 billion compensation fund and limiting tax exemptions for the Trump family to past periods only.[1] Following his confirmation as the nation's 88th attorney general, Blanche wrote on X: "I am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation's 88th attorney general."[1]