Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – as it happened

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We’re wrapping our live politics coverage for the day. Here’s the top political news: The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general. Blanche, who was deputy attorney general prior to former AG Pam Bondi’s ouster, previously served as Donald Trump’s criminal defense attorney. Blanche won the confirmation by a 50-49 vote early Saturday morning. Just two Republican senators, Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, voted against him. Blanche was confirmed despite facing intense criticism for his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Remember: Trump’s Department of Justice was required by bipartisan legislation to disclose all files related to Epstein by 19 December, with redactions only in extremely limited…

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