{"id":2604362,"date":"2026-05-19T08:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-testifies-before-senate\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:45:46","slug":"watch-live-acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-testifies-before-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-testifies-before-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-testifies-before-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barr-says-he-will-not-appoint-special-counsel-to-investigate-election-or-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"Barr Says He Will Not Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Election or Hunter Biden\">answering questions<\/a> about the Department of Justice\u2019s budget for a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. The appearance will be his first before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">lawmakers<\/a> since Pam Bondi left the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorney general role<\/a> in early April. Here\u2019s a concise news-style rewrite you can use:<\/p>\n<p>**Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.** as he answers questions about the Department of Justice\u2019s budget before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.  <\/p>\n<p>The hearing will be his first appearance before lawmakers since **Pam Bondi left the attorney general role in early april**.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Acting Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20883\">Todd Blanche <\/a>is set to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kK4dBm3_Abw\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kK4dBm3_Abw\">testify<\/a> before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>Blanche is expected to field questions about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice\u2019s <\/a>budget from a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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