WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he and his team are “restoring trust” in the Justice Department, moving to address complaints from Democrats that he has weaponized the law enforcement institution by pursuing criminal investigations into President Donald Trump’s perceived adversaries.
Blanche was confronting questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate hearing that will test Trump’s grip on Republican lawmakers whose support the nominee will need for the job.
