Leader Schumer Statement After Senate Republicans Confirm Todd Blanche As Attorney General

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General, further enabling Trump's blatant acts of corruption.

"Senate Republicans have handed Trump an excuse on a silver platter to keep up his pervasive, breathtaking corruption.

"If you want to wipe out corruption, you can't have the president's personal attorney as the Attorney General. You don't need a PhD in political science to know that.

"Todd Blanche has no intention of stopping Trump's corruption. He advanced his career enabling it. Every senator who voted to confirm him has now branded themselves as an enabler, too.

"Senate Democrats will continue fighting against the Trump administration's assault on the rule of law and undermining of democratic values. The American people deserve a government that serves the public interest and the law instead of one person's greed, corruption, and ambition."

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