2:05 PM / July 15, 2026

Blanche confirmation hearing wraps after 5 hours

Blanche's confirmation hearing concluded after roughly five hours. Grassley, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, praised Blanche for his responses."You should be very proud of your performance today," he said. "I think you performed admirably, showed this entire country that you're eminently qualified to serve as attorney general. If confirmed, I'm very confident that you'll continue to do that superb job."

1:58 PM / July 15, 2026

Blanche says he didn't write Trump-IRS settlement, and that it wouldn't apply to this year's return