Blanche AG Bid Splits Senate on Epstein Deal and Old Votes
Two senators who backed Blanche last year now balk at his AG move over past clients and deals.
Senate advances Blanche for Attorney General. Side A flags his Epstein-Maxwell plea work, IRS help for Trump family, and abortion-pill pledge as disqualifying. Side B notes his prior deputy AG confirmation by the same senators and calls the sudden resistance pure re-election math in blue states.
Why these scores — Side A supplies verifiable client lists and the 2008 Epstein deal text. Side B supplies the prior Collins confirmation vote record. Both rely on public Senate actions; limited bot amplification signals in the provided sources keep authenticity at 75.
Two senators who signed off on Blanche as deputy AG last year now say his Epstein-Maxwell deal and Trump family IRS work make him unfit for the top job.
Side A argues those prior representations show Blanche will bend DOJ toward political protection and block abortion medication access. The record shows he represented Trump associates and negotiated the 2008 non-prosecution deal that drew later criticism.
Side B points out Collins voted to confirm him as deputy without objection and claims the new resistance tracks re-election calendars in Maine and Alaska rather than fresh evidence about his record.
Blanche's Maxwell plea work, Trump IRS defense, and pledge to restrict abortion meds show he will politicize DOJ enforcement.
- @4HumanUnity✓ verified“Blanche protected Trump family from IRS, pledged to block abortion meds, and cut Epstein Maxwell deal; too political for DOJ.”
Collins already cleared Blanche as deputy AG; fresh opposition tracks re-election needs in Democratic-leaning states, not new facts.
- @GigaBeers✓ verified“Collins confirmed Blanche as deputy AG last year with zero concerns; sudden opposition is re-election politics in blue state.”
Read it straight — Compare the exact statements Collins made during the deputy AG vote versus the current AG signals on the same nominee.