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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote

Nypost · · 542 words · By Victor Nava
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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to lead the Justice Department on a permanent basis under President Trump.

Common ground

Blanche’s nomination was approved in a 50-49 vote, with two Republicans, Sens.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Cassidy... lost his primary race in May after Trump endorsed his opponent”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Bill Cassidy lost his primary race in May after Donald Trump endorsed his opponent.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana primary because he "tried to destroy" President Trump, declaring the GOP "the party of Donald Trump" after Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow knocked the two-term incumbe…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republican-says-trump-al…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cassidy lost his primary to a Trump-endorsed candidate Saturday.Cassidy’s newfound freedom was on display soon after he lost his primary election, when he voted with Democrats to advance a war powers …
https://rollcall.com/2026/05/20/trumps-influence-on-gop-prim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bill Cassidy in May, two of the top agitators for fixing Social Security, which is expected to run out of money in six years, will be out of Congress in four months.He lost the May 16 Republican Party…
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/08/18/bill-cassidy-o…
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Claim 2: “Blanche’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this week in a 12-10 vote along party lines”
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Only one source (Al Jazeera) reports that the nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 12-10 party-line vote.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Blanche was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 12-10 vote along party lines
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/republicans-clear-to…
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Claim 3: “Blanche – a 51-year-old Colorado native and Trump’s former personal lawyer”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm Todd Blanche is an attorney and former personal lawyer for Donald Trump. While the exact age is not explicitly listed as '51' in the snippets (Wikipedia lists birth date Aug 6, 1974, which makes him 51/52 depending on the current date in the evidence timeline), the professional relationship is verified.
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web search NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the 88th United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity from April 2026 and confirmed in August.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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web search NEUTRAL — Blanche, who has previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer, was appointed to the role of acting attorney general following Pam Bondi’s firing earlier this month after a string of missteps, includin…
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-todd-blanche-tells-…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as the permanent attorney general.The Senate will need to confirm Blanche, who was previo…
https://unbiasedtimes.org/article/9904
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Claim 4: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)”
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Multiple independent sources (NBC Washington, EuroNews, Axios, and CNBC) identify Chuck Grassley as the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from Iowa, a seat he has held since 1981. Since 2025, he has been the president pro tempo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Grassley
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrin_Hatch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate
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Claim 5: “two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), voting with all Democrats against his confirmation”
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Two independent news sources (CNBC and NY Post) explicitly state that Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins voted against or announced they would vote against Blanche.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Maine since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lisa Ann Murkowski ( mər-KOW-ski; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political positions of Lisa Murkowski are reflected by her United States Senate voting record, public speeches, and interviews. Lisa Murkowski is a Republican senator from Alaska who has served si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Lisa_Mu…
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Claim 6: “has been the acting head of the Justice Department since April 2, when the president elevated him from his deputy attorney general post after firing Pam Bondi”
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Claim 7: “Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)... who voted to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection following the Jan. 6, 2021”
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Wikipedia directly confirms that Senator Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republicans to vote to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial.
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web search NEUTRAL — Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who serve staggered six-year terms, for a total of 100 members. [3] From the Senate's inception in 1789 until 1913, senators were appointed by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress. As of July 2026, there are 53 Republican …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial.[65] Hours after the vote, the Republican Party of Louisiana censure…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy
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Claim 8: “a May 19 DOJ order that authorized the creation of $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and granted Trump, his family and business entities immunity from IRS audits”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general descriptions of the DOJ and Donald Trump's presidency, but contains no mention of a May 19 order, a $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, or IRS audit immunity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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Claim 9: “Blanche... had declared the fund “dead” during his July 15 hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee”
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Only one source (NY Post) corroborates that Blanche declared the fund 'dead' during his July 15 hearing. Other results are irrelevant (e.g., definitions of the name Todd).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the 88th United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity from April 2026 until his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — President Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury was a lawsuit brought against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by President Donald Trump in January …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Internal_Revenue_Serv…
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Claim 10: “Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote”
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Multiple independent sources (NPR, web search results, and Wikipedia) confirm that Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General in a 50-49 vote.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colin Michael McDonald (born February 13, 1988) is an American attorney and prosecutor who has served as the United States assistant attorney general for the national fraud enforcement division since …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McDonald_(attorney)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katie Phang v. Todd Blanche is a lawsuit brought by legal analyst and journalist Katie Phang against the United States Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging that Blanche had not complied with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phang_v._Blanche
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the 88th United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity from April 2026 until his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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Claim 11: “Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) absent due to ongoing health issues”
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The NY Post and multiple web search results confirm Mitch McConnell's absence from the Senate due to health issues, including hospitalization for a fall and pneumonia.
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web search NEUTRAL — “The legislative changes were specifically for Mitch McConnell. His folks were very clued in on exactly what was happening.” McConnell’s influence over the legislature, Booker said, was simply underst…
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/mitch-mcconnell-sena…
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web search NEUTRAL — Senator Mitch McConnell being pushed in a wheelchair with a frozen, unnatural expression on his face. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky remains absent from the Senate and out of the public eye.
https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/08/19/sen-mitch-mcconnell…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON — US Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old former Republican leader of the upper chamber, revealed on Sunday that his weeks-long hospitalization had been due to a fall and loss of consci…
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/330686/top-us-senator-brea…
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