Hirono Statement on Blanche Confirmation Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statement after voting against Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as the next U.S. Attorney General:

"The Attorney General of the United States must be independent from the president and committed to upholding the rule of law. Todd Blanche's unyielding loyalty to Donald Trump makes clear that he cares about neither independence nor the rule of law.

From gaslighting Epstein survivors to pursuing political witch hunts, Todd Blanche has helped Donald Trump transform the Department of Justice into a department of revenge, retribution, and corruption. As Attorney General, he will continue to enable this regime's rampant illegalities, which is why I voted against his confirmation."

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