Blumenthal: "Will you apologize to [the Epstein survivors in the room] for the mishandling and mistakes that were made by the United States Department of Justice?"Blanche: "I will absolutely say that any mistake that we made should not have been made...so yes, I am sorry that… pic.twitter.com/1ridfI3I4X

Todd Blanche is heading into a high-stakes test this week in his bid to become attorney general. Key Republicans are still undecided about whether to back his nomination.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appear Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to take over the role on a permanent basis.

At the beginning of Trump's second term, Blanche was confirmed by the Senate to serve as second in command at the Justice Department.