Trump Offers to Pull Blanche's AG Nomination, Keep Him as Acting

President Trump said July 30 he would temporarily withdraw Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination and renominate him after Senators Cornyn and Tillis leave in January 2027, keeping Blanche as acting attorney general meanwhile. The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed Blanche's vote July 29 amid opposition over a DOJ settlement tied to Trump's tax returns. Cornyn said concerns extend beyond two senators.