Todd Blanche, lawyer of President Trump and nominated as official no.
Mr. Blanche did not avoid his previous role in the defense of Mr. Trump in court and continued to meet.
Referring to what he called the unfair treatment of Mr. Trump prosecutors and judges in court filing and plans, Mr. Blanche expressed his persistent anger. “I’m still frustrated,” he said, adding, “That’s the strength and that’s too much damaged.”
The statement was remarkable due to the growing concerns of the early steps of Trump’s administration to fire or assigning dozens of prosecutors and FBI agents. Mr. Trump bitterly complained of the Ministry of Justice and said last week that he would dismiss FBI agents and intensify concerns about the possible cleaning of civil servants considered insufficiently loyal to him.
If it were confirmed as a representative of the Prosecutor’s General, Mr. Blanche would have direct supervision of the FBI and other investigative agencies. Ministry officials often refer to the representatives of the General Prosecutor as a “bad cop of the organization” because this person will settle internal disputes and address disciplinary questions.
Asked by Senator Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California, if he was still a lawyer Mr. Trump, Mr. Blanche said he was, although he added that there were no active cases working for the president. “My relationship between the lawyer with President Trump remains, yes.”
Mr. Blanche acknowledged that ethical conflicts may arise on the basis of this work, but he said that it would follow the council of officials of the Ministry of Justice of Career. “I will not violate my ethical duties,” he said.
During hearing, Mr. Blanche often explained that his previous work for the President had reported his opinion on how the prosecutor would do the work.
The confirmation hearing was important to the extent to what the Senators took the opportunity to look back in the anger of the criminal cases of Mr. Trump, including those concerning its processing of classified documents after leaving the office and its efforts to overturn the results of elections 2020.
The Democrats defended cases as a brave effort to prove that even the president is not above the law. The Republicans, in turn, condemned what they say “law”, accuses judges and prosecutors of blatant manipulation of the legal system to attack a political candidate.
Mr. Blanche repeatedly referred to his experience with the defense of Mr. Trump in the Criminal Court in Manhattan. This court, whether Mr. Trump had falsifying business records to cover the sexual scandal around the 2016 elections, led to conviction for crime in all respects. Mr. Blanche said he was skeptical, that such a thing would become skeptical, by pressing the democrats.
“I don’t think President Trump will ask me to do anything illegal or immoral,” said Mr. Blanche. “I say it with experience and first -hand knowledge.”
The Democrats pushed back against the claims of Mr. Blanch that the President had been the victim of exaggerated prosecutors. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island claimed that Mr. Trump was probably accused of crimes because “the guy committed crimes”.
Mr. Blanche shot. “I greatly disagree with that, the senator.”
In Mr. Blanche, the President chose someone with experience as a federal prosecutor in New York, and the Republicans appreciated him as a qualified lawyer who prevented the client that he would take only a few other lawyers and defeat many cases against him.
Senator Eric Schmitt, a Republican of Missouri, noted that he took part in the New York court to support Mr. Trump.
“I was there to witness the real perversion of our legal system,” he said, calling on Mr. Blanch to make sure that such a case had never occurred again.
Senator Chris Cons, Democrat Delaware, caused a newer controversy: the President’s decision to fire more than a dozen inspectors without a 30 -day previous Congress announcement, which is required by law.
“Do you think he violated the law?” Mr. Cons asked.
“I wasn’t part of the decision,” Mr. Blanche replied. “I just don’t know.”
So far, there is little indication that Mr. Blanc will not be confirmed by the Senate, with 53 Republican votes and small GoP recognizable disagreement about Mr. Trump’s tips.
If Mr. Blanche is confirmed, he will arrive in the Ministry of Justice at the moment of rapid changes in politics and staff and widespread anxiety.
Although it is a standard practice to change the political leadership of the Ministry with a new administration, the last few weeks have included forced transfers of a number of higher civil servants who play a key role in issuing legal recommendations to political leaders on how to manage, how to handle specific cases.
Mr. Blanche expressed skepticism about reports of the possible purification of the FBI series or abandoned cases of corruption for political reasons.
“I don’t believe what the media is saying, as well as the question of practice,” he said.
