WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s postponement of a vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as United States Attorney General, Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) Vice President Praveen Fernandes issued the following reaction:

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed its vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be Attorney General, reportedly because key senators had not received sufficient assurance that the $1.8 billion slush fund—along with unprecedented IRS audit immunity provisions for President Trump and his family inserted as an addendum—would not be revived or enforced in the future. These are concerns broadly shared by the American public. But concerns about the unlawful slush fund should be accompanied by concern about confirming an individual whose fingerprints are all over that attempt to circumvent the law and unquestioningly do the bidding of President Trump. Todd Blanche may have demonstrated that he can serve as a personal lawyer for Donald Trump, but Blanche’s record demonstrates that he cannot serve as a lawyer for the American people. Todd Blanche is unfit to be our nation’s top law enforcement official.

Senators Cornyn and Tillis should be applauded for the principled objections that led to today’s postponed Committee vote, but more than a delay is required. These objections—along with the Blanche-led Department of Justice’s continued failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, its record of weaponized prosecutions, and its rejection of prosecutorial independence from White House pressure—help illustrate why all senators, irrespective of party affiliation, should oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination.