WASHINGTON, DC – In response to this week’s confirmation hearings on Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as United States Attorney General, Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) Vice President Praveen Fernandes issued the following reaction:

Whether one focuses on his continued failure to provide the disclosure that the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act required, his attempts to vacate the convictions of violent January 6th rioters, his involvement in the creation of a $1.8 billion slush fund and immunity deal for Donald Trump and his allies, his brazen rejection of the principle of prosecutorial independence, or the massive purges and departures of skilled career staff at the Department of Justice while he served in the Department’s leadership, Todd Blanche’s record disqualifies him from being Attorney General. Nothing in two days of confirmation hearings has adequately addressed the many concerns with his nomination. Quite simply, while Blanche might possess the qualifications to serve as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, he lacks the qualifications to serve as the American people’s lawyer. Regardless of party affiliation, Senators who take seriously their constitutional duty to provide “Advice and Consent” on presidential nominees and who value the role of the Attorney General as our nation’s top law enforcement officer should vote against Blanche’s confirmation.