{"id":2630475,"date":"2026-07-16T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-ag-pick-todd-blanche-gains-more-gop-favor\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:06:46","slug":"trumps-ag-pick-todd-blanche-gains-more-gop-favor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-ag-pick-todd-blanche-gains-more-gop-favor\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s AG pick Todd Blanche gains more GOP favor"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftrumps-ag-pick-todd-blanche-gains-more-gop-favor%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=2630475&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 advanced more smoothly through Senate Judiciary committee hearings, gaining some Republican support despite lingering concerns.Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn expressed cautious optimism, with Tillis praising Blanche\u2019s performance and cornyn focusing on the IRS settlement issue. Democrats raised sharp questions about Blanche\u2019s closeness to Trump and the DOJ\u2019s handling of Epstein files, but their criticisms were less impactful.<\/p>\n<p>Key issues discussed included the DOJ\u2019s settlement concerning Trump\u2019s tax records and the dead anti-weaponization fund, which judges ruled could not be enforced. Blanche stated the fund is no longer active but acknowledged the underlying settlement remains enforceable, raising ongoing questions. Additional discussion covered the Biden administration\u2019s loosening of restrictions on abortion pills, with Blanche indicating the DOJ would respond in writing. <\/p>\n<p>Blanche is positioned to secure the required GOP support for confirmation within the next two weeks, with concerns about the Epstein files, the IRS settlement, and abortion-related litigation playing central roles in the hearing. The senate expects to hold a final vote before the recess.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\">Todd Blanche<\/a> appeared to make progress with key <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republican<\/a> skeptics on Wednesday, putting President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s nominee to lead the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> on a smoother path toward confirmation before the August recess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\">Chuck Grassley<\/a> (R-IA) said after the confirmation hearing that Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thom-tillis\/\">Thom Tillis<\/a> (R-NC) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) still had \u201csome issues,\u201d but added, \u201cI think those issues can be worked out.\u201d<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4650306\/dominic-pezzola-doj-charges-dropped-jan-6-capitol-riot\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ drops charges against Jan. 6 rioter who used riot shield to breach Capitol<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4649584\/todd-blanche-confirmation-hearing-jack-smith-arctic-frost-investigation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Todd Blanche confirmation hearing turns to Smith bombshells: \u2018Did Jack Smith read my emails?\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4649275\/indiana-braun-race-sex-business-enterprises-program\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Indiana GOP governor ends race- and sex-based contracting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26196680476332.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee is next poised to hear from outside witnesses during a subsequent hearing on Thursday. Grassley said Blanche would need two weeks before receiving a committee vote, leaving the Senate\u2019s final week before recess as the likely window for a floor vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are five takeaways from the hearing.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-blanche-seems-poised-to-gain-needed-gop-support\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blanche seems poised to gain needed GOP support<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tillis and Cornyn used their time to raise concerns that have fueled their cautionary approach to Blanche\u2019s nomination, but neither Republican treated the hearing as a final break with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tillis ended his questioning by saying he thought Blanche had done well. Cornyn pressed him on the Trump administration\u2019s IRS settlement and whether its terms could still be enforced, but did not signal opposition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike Fragoso, a former Senate Judiciary Committee aide and former chief counsel to Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY), said Blanche\u2019s performance likely helped him with the holdouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTillis seemed perfectly happy with him,\u201d Fragoso told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Cornyn \u201cseems to still have questions,\u201d he added, but those questions are \u201cnot an unsolvable issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That assessment tracked with Grassley\u2019s confidence that the remaining concerns can be resolved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-democrats-sharpest-exchanges-ended-with-a-whimper\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Democrats\u2019 sharpest exchanges ended with a whimper<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> came armed with concerns about Blanche\u2019s closeness to Trump, the administration\u2019s handling of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epstein-files\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epstein-files\">Epstein files<\/a>, its personnel decisions, and the attempted anti-weaponization fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA) challenged Blanche over the administration\u2019s posture toward the president\u2019s adversaries, while Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheldon-whitehouse\/\">Sheldon Whitehouse<\/a> (D-RI) argued the IRS settlement \u201cstinks\u201d because Blanche, Trump\u2019s former personal lawyer, signed off on it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26196664814276.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanche did not concede the broader allegations. He repeatedly said he could not discuss pending cases or investigations, and he disputed claims that he personally negotiated the IRS settlement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias said Blanche was \u201cvery smooth and doesn\u2019t get rattled,\u201d though he viewed many of the nominee\u2019s answers as evasive. Fragoso saw the result differently, saying Democrats \u201cweren\u2019t very disciplined\u201d and did not land a decisive blow.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-trump-s-irs-settlement-and-its-dead-fund-remained-the-central-complication\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump\u2019s IRS settlement \u2014 and its dead fund \u2014 remained the central complication<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The anti-weaponization fund resulted from the Trump administration\u2019s settlement of Trump\u2019s lawsuit against the IRS over the unlawful leak of his tax information by former contractor Charles Littlejohn. But that didn\u2019t stop lawmakers from questioning Blanche sharply about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump initially sought $10 billion from the government. Instead of pursuing that payment, the DOJ agreed in May to create a proposed $1.776 billion fund for people claiming they had been politically targeted by the government, while the settlement also purported to shield Trump and his adult children from audits concerning their past tax filings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrangement quickly became a political and legal problem for Blanche. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4646244\/judge-bars-trump-irs-immunity-deal-evade-investigation-past-tax-filings\/\">ruled that Trump could not invoke the settlement<\/a> to avoid scrutiny of those past filings, finding that Trump and his own administration\u2019s IRS were not genuinely adverse parties. Williams, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, also sanctioned attorneys involved in the matter and directed the clerk to refer her decision to attorney-disciplinary authorities, a move that conservatives criticized as excessive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks after a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26196680578505.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks after a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-coons\/\">Chris Coons<\/a> (D-DE) put the issue at the center of his questioning, asking Blanche whether the fund could be revived and how the administration could assure Congress it would not move forward. Blanche responded that the fund \u201cis dead\u201d and that no money was transferred, no commissioners were appointed, and the DOJ would not restart it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanche acknowledged the underlying settlement remains an enforceable document, leaving in place some concerns that Trump or other plaintiffs could attempt to enforce its terms even if the DOJ says the fund is over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fragoso said Williams\u2019s ruling raised new questions that Cornyn, a former judge on the Texas Supreme Court and self-dealing hawk, had also picked up on, but argued Williams\u2019s decision appeared rushed to shape the confirmation fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172\/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.106.0.pdf\">her opinion confused<\/a> former D.C. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown with Judge Judith Rogers and incorrectly identified the DOJ\u2019s Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward as White House counsel, giving the appearance of a rushed job that was intended to precede this week\u2019s hearing for partisan reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInsofar as Blanche was pretty dismissive of it, that kind of made sense,\u201d Fragoso said, while adding that the issue is \u201cvery solvable\u201d given Blanche\u2019s public commitment that the fund will not proceed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-anti-abortion-advocates-receive-glimmers-of-hope-on-mail-order-pills\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anti-abortion advocates receive glimmers of hope on mail-order pills<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tillis and Cornyn pressed Blanche over <em>Louisiana v. FDA<\/em>, a case challenging the Biden administration\u2019s loosening of restrictions on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\">abortion<\/a> pills, including their distribution by mail, a key issue among anti-abortion advocates <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Women-Harmed-by-Abortion-Drugs_Letter-to-DOJ_2026-07-08.pdf\">who have lobbied Blanche<\/a> to move quickly to settle the lawsuit, according to a letter sent last week from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26196630264058.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanche declined to preview the administration\u2019s litigation strategy but said the DOJ disagreed with the Biden administration\u2019s position and would take the senators\u2019 concerns seriously. He also agreed to provide a written response to their letter on the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fragoso said that was about as much as anti-abortion advocates could reasonably expect from a nominee overseeing an active matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe pro-life movement should want the FDA to get the real answers and put together as comprehensive and airtight a rulemaking as they can,\u201d he said, arguing a durable Food and Drug Administration record would be more valuable than a short-term litigation settlement.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-epstein-never-goes-away-but-the-criticism-lost-steam\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Epstein never goes away, but the criticism lost steam<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epstein-files\/\">Epstein files<\/a> remained <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4649363\/todd-blanche-confirmation-hearing-democrats-question-handling-epstein-files\/\">central to Democrats\u2019 case against Blanche<\/a>, with lawmakers criticizing the DOJ\u2019s redactions and handling of survivors\u2019 personal information. Blanche said the department had released nearly 3 million pages and was unaware of additional responsive material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4649584\/todd-blanche-confirmation-hearing-jack-smith-arctic-frost-investigation\/\"><strong>TODD BLANCHE CONFIRMATION HEARING TURNS TO SMITH BOMBSHELLS: \u2018DID JACK SMITH READ MY EMAILS?\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said the DOJ had evidence that women were trafficked by Epstein but did not presently have evidence that they were trafficked to other men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue will receive another airing Thursday, when the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-judiciary-committee\/\">Senate Judiciary Committee<\/a> hears from outside witnesses, including an Epstein survivor. But it did not appear to shake Blanche\u2019s Republican support Wednesday, as GOP senators devoted more attention to the IRS settlement, alleged DOJ weaponization, and abortion pill litigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd Blanche gains GOP support in Senate Judiciary hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2630476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196502061952.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[80832,5894,82786,64312],"class_list":["post-2630475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-legal-appointments","tag-politics","tag-trumps-ag-pick-todd-blanche-gains-more-gop-favor","tag-us-judiciary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196502061952.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630479,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630475\/revisions\/2630479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}