{"id":4924,"date":"2026-08-05T04:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2026-08-05T04:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:42:26","slug":"endangered-republican-senator-suddenly-opposes-trumps-ag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4924","title":{"rendered":"Endangered Republican Senator Suddenly Opposes Trump\u2019s AG"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>An embattled Republican senator says she is against the nomination of President Donald Trump\u2019s former personal lawyer as attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4923\">Triggered Trump Unravels in Truth Social Posting Frenzy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maine\u2019s Susan Collins shared a statement Tuesday evening cementing her opposition to Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination, arguing that the DOJ has strayed from operating independently of partisan influence under his reign as acting attorney general.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWhile I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice has become increasingly political,\u201d Collins, 73, wrote on X. \u201cMr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department\u2019s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Collins cited Blanche\u2019s ludicrous backdoor deal to \u201cshield the President, his sons, and the family business from IRS audits\u201d and his creation of a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization fund\u201d as prime examples of his partisan leanings.<\/p>\n<p>She also condemned how he oversaw the DOJ\u2019s targeting of Democratic Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly over their \u201cill-advised, but constitutionally protected\u201d videos advising American troops not to follow illegal orders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 1,200 former Department of Justice employees have opposed his nomination, arguing that he has undermined the institution,\u201d the senator added. \u201cFor these reasons, I will vote against this nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out to the DOJ and Collins for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine senator\u2019s refusal to vote for Blanche comes after two of her GOP colleagues, Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, backpedaled on their previous condemnation of Blanche on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4921\">MAGA-Curious CBS Accused of Censoring Major Epstein Scoop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both Tillis and Cornyn had said last week that they would not vote to confirm Blanche unless he confirmed in writing that the anti-weaponization fund he helped create as part of a settlement between Trump and the IRS was terminated.<\/p>\n<p>Late on Sunday, Cornyn brokered an agreement with Blanche that seemed to adhere to his demands, leading him and Tillis to cast their support for his nomination as AG.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas senator later admitted that \u201cthere was nothing we could do to rein in the president\u201d as he faced pressure from Trump to vote in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee, which both Tillis and Cornyn sit on, voted 12-10 along party lines on Tuesday to advance Blanche\u2019s nomination to a vote by the full Senate later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Blanche clearing a hurdle with Tillis and Cornyn, Collins\u2019s lack of support could prove crucial in the final confirmation vote. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republicans need only one more holdout to stop Blanche\u2019s confirmation dead in its tracks, and several GOP senators, including Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy, and John Curtis, have yet to clarify their support for Blanche.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4919\">Video Shows Trump\u2019s Latest Golf Win Doesn\u2019t Quite Add Up<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An embattled Republican senator says she is against the nomination of President Donald Trump\u2019s former personal lawyer as attorney general. Read more Triggered Trump Unravels in Truth Social Posting Frenzy Maine\u2019s Susan Collins shared a statement Tuesday evening cementing her opposition to Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination, arguing that the DOJ has strayed from operating independently of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Endangered Republican Senator Suddenly Opposes Trump\u2019s AG - Nationwide Inter State Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4924\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Endangered Republican Senator Suddenly Opposes Trump\u2019s AG - Nationwide Inter State Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An embattled Republican senator says she is against the nomination of President Donald Trump\u2019s former personal lawyer as attorney general. 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