Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – US politics live

Senate minority leader condemns Republicans after Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer was confirmed by 50 votes to 49 early on Saturday morningAlthough Donald Trump has not yet commented directly on Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general, he has taken to his platform Truth Social to post a screenshot from an account on X that refers to Lisa Murkowski, the Republican Alaska senator, as a “traitor”.Murkowski was one of only two Republicans, along with Maine’s Susan Collins, to vote against Blanche. Continue reading...