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Richard Blumenthal: “My fear is Todd Blench will be Donald Trump's lawyer in…”

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'The Document Itself Is...': Richard Blumenthal Shreds Trump's AG Pick Blanche Before Senate Vote

Published August 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 10:39

That's the behavior of Donald Trump's personal lawyer. Finally, the most sacred right we have in a democracy is the right to vote freely and fairly. My fear is Todd Blench will be Donald Trump's lawyer in suppressing the vote and distorting the count. He will defend Donald Trump if the President sends militia or ICE agents or the National Guard to the polls to disrupt the elections. (10:39–10:48)

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Asserts concern that Todd Blanche will aid Trump in voter suppression and count distortion.

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“It was a violent, unlawful attack on our nation's capital that cost brave members of law enforcement their lives.”
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“There are more than 400,000 other Americans who suffered the same harm as Donald Trump when their private tax Information was taken and…”
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“Clemency which robbed his witnesses, his victims, of nearly $16 million in restitution.”
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“He [Todd Blanche] said to the participants on that call that he would work to restrict abortion in every single state.”
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“He [Todd Blanche] wants to block states enacting their own policies and laws.”
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“The documents that he has submitted...are in effect a nullity. They are meaningless. They have no effect. They are non enforceable.”
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“There was in effect an agreement, a meeting of the minds, between Donald Trump and the United States of America to settle his case.”
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“This document is a sham and a fraud on the Congress insofar as it seeks to change our minds by representing something that is patently…”
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“Todd Blanche himself says that that agreement is an enforceable document.”
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“Todd Blanche has betrayed that trust, and his betrayal of that trust is disqualifying for his nomination.”
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“He, during this hearing, referred to the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6th as events.”
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“The part of this agreement that purports to limit the immunity under our tax laws and protect the president against audits is, in fact, no…”
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“If Donald Trump is protected against paying hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes by this deal, perhaps so should they in claims they may…”
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“When a United States attorney tried to investigate, Mr. Blanche reportedly killed the probe.”
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“I will be introducing a resolution today rejecting this tax immunity deal as possible precedent.”
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