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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Jul 7, 2026, 06:40 PM 15 hrs ago

1200+ Former Federal Prosecutors OBJECT to Todd Blanche Being Attorney General! - Glenn Kirschner



All the "King's" Men: Trump's lackeys and their disservice to America

You know friends, I'm not saying that 1200 former federal prosecutors can't be wrong. But I am saying we're NOT wrong by concluding - frankly beyond a reasonable doubt - that Todd Blanche can't be confirmed as Attorney General for the United States of America.

Because Justice Matters! - Glenn Kirschner - 07/07/2026.



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1200+ Former Federal Prosecutors OBJECT to Todd Blanche Being Attorney General! - Glenn Kirschner (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 15 hrs ago OP
Hope this sways weak republicans. Blanches does NOT or will NOT represent us vapor2 15 hrs ago #1
Todd Blanche buried by avalanche of ex-DOJ employees urging Senate to torpedo nomination LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #2

LetMyPeopleVote

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2. Todd Blanche buried by avalanche of ex-DOJ employees urging Senate to torpedo nomination
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 07:21 PM
14 hrs ago

Todd Blanche should NOT be confirmed by the Senate.

More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees have signed a letter urging senators to reject Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, a roster of names so long it fills 59 pages.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-07-07T12:50:33.425Z

https://www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche-2677166662/

More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees have signed a letter urging senators to reject Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, a roster of names so long it fills 59 pages.

The letter, dated Monday and addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-IL), was distributed by the DOJ alumni group Justice Connection. The signers, who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, wrote that their oath was to the Constitution, not to whoever occupies the White House.

Trump nominated Blanche, his former personal defense attorney, after firing Attorney General Pam Bondi in April and elevating him from deputy to acting attorney general.

The alumni focused on what they called Blanche's degradation of the department's career workforce. Under his leadership, they wrote, roughly 16,000 employees have left, including FBI agents and more than a quarter of the department's attorneys. They alleged Blanche fired hundreds of employees "for improper, unlawful reasons," diverted agents from terrorism and drug investigations, and drove away skilled applicants.

The signers also pointed to what they described as vindictive prosecutions of the president's foes, the mishandling of the Epstein files, and repeated defiance of judges' orders. Those claims have trailed Blanche's confirmation fight as several Senate Republicans signal resistance.
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