WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted against Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as Attorney General of the United States at today's Committee hearing. At the hearing, Blumenthal spoke out against Blanche's nomination, raising concerns about Blanche's lack of independence.
"'I'm his lawyer.' That is what Mr. Blanche told us he was. 'I'm his lawyer.' Namely Donald Trump's lawyer. Maya Angelou famously said, 'When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.' Todd Blanche is Donald Trump's lawyer. He will say anything, do anything, conceal an...