WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, pressed Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche on his role in weaponizing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against President Trump's perceived enemies during Mr. Blanche's nomination hearing. During her question line, Senator Hirono also questioned Mr. Blanche on his failure to rescind the anti-weaponization slush fund and got Blanche to commit on the record (https://lfts2.senate.gov/w/g7yPM9LoGTyCUlPaLeVriIEGxgJrp6KstOzSk1jtApRFe) to cooperating with the state of New Mexico's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch.
"Mr. Blanche, you see nothing w...