Several survivors said they were let down by the encounter, but Blanche will still probably be confirmed as attorney general.
By
Nia Prater,
Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics
Acting U.S. attorney general Todd Blanche on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
At first glance, the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, appeared to emerge from his confirmation hearing Wednesday relatively unscathed. For five hours, he contended with the expected adversarial questioning from Senate Democrats and largely friendly treatment from Republicans.
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