The U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as attorney general, despite opposition from Democrats and two Republican senators.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Blanche, who had served as acting attorney general since April.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined all 47 Democrats in voting against his confirmation.
“I am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation’s 88th Attorney General,” Blanche wrote on X after the early morning vote.
“I am grateful to the Senate for staying late to complete this process,” he added.
