NYC Bar Sends Letter Opposing Todd Blanche's AG Nomination, Calling Him 'Unfit to Lead'
Source: MEDIAite
Jul 14th, 2026, 7:11 pm
The New York City Bar Association released a letter it sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the nomination of Todd Blanche as Attorney General, denouncing him for his “misplaced loyalty” to President Donald Trump and numerous egregious ethical issues.
Blanche previously served as Deputy Attorney General during Pam Bondi’s tenure leading the Department of Justice, and became interim Attorney General after her ouster.
Keeping the gig on a permanent basis, however, requires Senate confirmation, and Blanche has drawn notably vocal opposition for multiple reasons, including his past work as Trump’s personal lawyer, his role in shepherding the pardons for the January 6 Capitol rioters, the handling of the Epstein files, and his controversial interview with Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell — not to mention her transfer shortly thereafter to Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas, a minimum-security facility that is not commonly used to house inmates convicted of crimes as serious as Maxwell’s. The move to this “cushy prison camp” was sharply criticized by several of Epstein and Maxwell’s victims.
Last week, more than 1,200 former DOJ employees signed a letter urging the Senate to not confirm Blanche. The signatories included those who had worked for both Republican and Democratic administrations and cited multiple “corruption and abuses” during Blanche’s time at the DOJ, including “vindictive prosecutions” of Trump’s political opponents, the “erasure of accountability for January 6,” and the “mishandling of the Epstein files.”
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