Spineless Republicans Approve Trump’s AG Under Cover of Darkness

Republican senators have set aside their reservations about a controversial Trump nominee to fall in line behind the president again—but this time only under the cover of darkness.

Senators voted 50-49 early Saturday morning to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, making the president’s former personal attorney the nation’s chief law enforcement officer.

Todd Blanche was previously Trump's personal lawyer. / CRAIG RUTTLE / POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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