{"id":2641781,"date":"2026-08-07T11:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-cassidy-to-support-todd-blanche-nomination-for-attorney-general-paving-way-for-confirmation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:06:12","slug":"bill-cassidy-to-support-todd-blanche-nomination-for-attorney-general-paving-way-for-confirmation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-cassidy-to-support-todd-blanche-nomination-for-attorney-general-paving-way-for-confirmation\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Cassidy to support Todd Blanche nomination for attorney general, paving way for confirmation"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fbill-cassidy-to-support-todd-blanche-nomination-for-attorney-general-paving-way-for-confirmation%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=2641781&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>Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced he will decisively support Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination for attorney general, which is a significant victory for President Donald trump.Cassidy,who previously voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment,has become less reliably Republican after losing a primary to a Trump-backed challenger. This support comes shortly after Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced she would vote against Blanche, who has been serving as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-lin-wood-defends-ag-bill-barr-after-announces-he-is-stepping-down-trump-voters-respond\/\" title=\"Attorney Lin Wood Defends AG Bill Barr After Announces He Is Stepping Down \u2014 ... ...rs Respond\">acting attorney general<\/a> as April, making the confirmation vote closely contested. The main issues delaying Blanche\u2019s confirmation involved concerns over a fund related to the January 6 investigations and potential immunity grants to Trump and his family, which Blanche addressed to garner some Republican support. Despite some Republican skepticism-especially about Blanche\u2019s ability to run an apolitical Justice Department-the support from Cassidy is crucial, as only two GOP senators can oppose him for the nomination to succeed. The article also notes that Mitch McConnell was recently released from a rehabilitation center after a fall in June.  <\/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\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA) has put wind in the sails of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\">Todd Blanche\u2019s<\/a> nomination as attorney general, announcing in a Friday floor speech that he will cast the decisive \u201cyes\u201d vote on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision amounts to a major victory for President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> from an unlikely ally. Cassidy, who voted to convict the president in his 2021 impeachment trial, recently lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger and has since become a less reliable Republican vote.<\/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\/senate\/4679054\/bill-cassidy-todd-blanche-nomination-attorney-general\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Cassidy to support Todd Blanche nomination for attorney general<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4678874\/lisa-murkowski-no-todd-blanche-confirmation-vote\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lisa Murkowski a \u2018no\u2019 on Todd Blanche as prospect of confirmation before recess dims<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4678609\/senate-scrambles-for-exit-amid-outstanding-to-do-list-funding-bill-clear-as-mud\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate scrambles for the exit amid outstanding to-do list: \u2018Clear as mud\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also comes hours after Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4678874\/lisa-murkowski-no-todd-blanche-confirmation-vote\/\">became the second Republican<\/a> to announce she would vote \u201cno\u201d on Blanche, who has served as acting attorney general since April. Blanche can only afford to lose two GOP senators on any party-line vote due to the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4678134\/mitch-mcconnell-released-rehabilitation-center-june-fall\/\"><strong>MITCH MCCONNELL RELEASED FROM REHABILITATION CENTER AFTER JUNE FALL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest hang-up to Blanche\u2019s nomination has been an \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund and its expected payouts to Jan. 6, 2021, defendants, as well as the tax immunity granted to Trump and his family in a May settlement. Blanche addressed both concerns in a document that unlocked the votes of Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), putting in writing that the fund was dead and that there were, in fact, limits on audit immunity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Blanche, the president\u2019s former personal attorney, has faced further skepticism about whether he can run the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"438\">Justice Department<\/a> apolitically. Cassidy, in particular, has raised concerns about the agency\u2019s investigation into Cassidy Hutchinson, a one-time star witness to the Jan. 6 committee.<\/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\"><em>This story is breaking. 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