WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) delivers an opening statement during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche (C) greets U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) (2nd-R) as he arrives to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesHearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesHearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesHearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesHearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche prepares to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesHearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche prepares to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesHearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesHearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)