Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) attends the confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

A black drape and flowers are seen at the seat of late Senate Judiciary Committee member US Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, during acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)