Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Aug. 7 she will not support Todd Blanche for attorney general, putting Blanche’s nomination in jeopardy.
Murkowski said in a post on X that she believes the country needs an attorney general “who will check the worst impulses of this administration” and that she’s not confident that person is Blanche.
Murkowski also said she is concerned that if Blanche is confirmed, the government will proceed with a fund of nearly $2 billion to award people who bring forth claims they were targeted unfairly by the government.
The fund “is only off the table because this nomination is pending and the Senate has leverage,” she stated. “Once we vote, that will end, and there is no telling what the future holds.”…
GOP Senator Opposes Todd Blanche for Attorney General, Putting Nomination in Jeopardy
