California Governor Gavin Newsom said today: "This is how democracy gradually decays. Late at night, the Senate controlled by the 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) faction once again compromised, approving the appointment of Trump's private lawyer as Attorney General. This is a staggering act of corruption. Those responsible must be held accountable, and reforms must be pushed forward to prevent an anarchic Department of Justice from reemerging."
As a prominent Democrat and a potential presidential candidate, Newsom seized on the narrow 50-to-49 vote that confirmed Todd Blanche, Trump’s former private lawyer, as head of the Department of Justice, launching a fierce attack. He accused the move of being a corrupt act eroding democracy. In his view, allowing a president’s personal lawyer to control the law enforcement agency would undermine the impartiality of the DOJ, turning it into a tool for Trump to target political opponents. The dramatic voting outcome also underscores how deeply divided American politics has become.
Todd Blanche, 51 years old, has served as one of Trump’s core private defense lawyers since 2023, representing him in multiple high-profile criminal cases, including the hush money case, the classified documents case, and allegations related to election interference.
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