A group of more than 1,200 former Justice Department employees have signed a letter asking senators to reject the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo
July 7 (UPI) -- A group of more than 1,200 former Justice Department employees signed a letter asking senators to reject the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general.
Justice Connection, a nonprofit organization that advocates for Justice Department civil servants, sent the letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. Signees argue that Blanche's only goal as attorney general is to show loyalty to President Donald Trump, displaying political bias in an apolitical department.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider Blanche's nomination is scheduled for July 15 and 16.
"Since his confirmation as Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche has shown time and again that his guiding star is fealty to the president, not the Constitution," Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection, said in a statement.
