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R. Kelly seeks sentence commutation from Trump, not full pardon
Disgraced R&B singer has formally asked POTUS to commute his 31-year federal prison sentence

Author of the article:Anne Bacani
Published Jul 16, 2026 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 2 minute read

R. Kelly
In this file photo taken on Sept. 17, 2019, disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Ill. Photo by Antonio Perez /AFP via Getty Images

R. Kelly is making another bid to get out of prison, this time by asking U.S. President Donald Trump to commute his 31-year federal sentence.


According to court records released this week by the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney, Kelly’s request is currently pending. As first reported by the Chicago Tribune, he is not seeking a full pardon. Instead, he wants a commutation, which could reduce or end his prison sentence but would leave his federal convictions intact, KTLA News reports.

Not eligible for release until 2046
Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was convicted in September 2021 on nine federal counts tied to racketeering and violations of the Mann Act involving the sexual exploitation of children, The Guardian reports. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June 2022.

Then, in February 2023, he received another 20-year sentence in a separate child sex crimes case. A judge ruled that all but one of those years would run at the same time as his earlier sentence, leaving him with a combined 31-year prison term, according to The Guardian.


The 59-year-old is serving that sentence at a federal prison in North Carolina and is not expected to be released until January 2046, The Guardian notes.

Request doesn’t appear to have gone anywhere yet
KTLA News says there is no indication Trump has made a decision.

Kelly’s legal team has been trying different avenues for more than a year. Last year, lawyer Beau Brindley filed an emergency motion asking for Kelly to be moved to home detention, arguing his client’s life was at risk inside prison, Variety reports.

That filing included a sworn declaration from a terminally ill inmate who claimed prison officials offered him freedom in exchange for killing Kelly. The motion also accused government officials of intercepting attorney-client communications, alleging misconduct by federal authorities.

After filing the motion, Brindley told Variety that Kelly was placed in solitary confinement as punishment. He also revealed he planned to seek help from Trump and had already spoken with people close to the president.


Kelly’s health should also be considered: Lawyer
Brindley recently told TMZ that the singer has a blood clot in his neck along with other serious medical issues that, in his view, justify his release.

Brindley has drawn comparisons between Kelly’s legal battle and Trump’s own claims about politically motivated prosecutions. Speaking to Variety, he argued Trump may be more willing than anyone else to act because he believes the president understands what it feels like to face what Brindley called a corrupt prosecution and alleged threats designed to silence Kelly.

“I think it’s a particular interest to President Trump because, unlike most people who come to this with an air of skepticism, (he) has a personal unique understanding of what it’s like to be victimized by prosecution teams and put through that experience through corrupt and criminal hacks,” Brindley said.

R. Kelly Formally Asks Trump to Commute 30-Year Sentence

An attorney for R. Kelly formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for sexually exploiting children.

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R Kelly formally appeals to Donald Trump to commute his 31-year prison sentence

The R&B singer was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and producing child abuse images, with his lawyer lobbying the US president for more than a year

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R. Kelly asks President Donald Trump to commute 30-year sentence for sex abuse of minors

Imprisoned Chicago R&B superstar R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for an array of sexual misconduct convictions.

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Office of the Pardon Attorney

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R. Kelly seeks sentence commutation from Trump, not full pardon

The request comes after previous claims by disgraced R&B singer's lawyer that his life was in danger behind bars. Read more.

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chuck schumer fart

 

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chuck schumer fart

chuck needs to be careful. he could be arrested for trying to gas the republicans.

 

[55Mercury]

Ha

Assault is assault however so lock the bitch up.

 

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election rigged stolen

 

[Ron in Regina]

election rigged stolen

It is interesting and I think it’s gonna play into the show revolving around their midterm elections in November, setting the stage for claims that if Trump’s Republicans do very poorly, he can try and blame it on China…

 

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Fundraiser launched for slap-happy ‘Maple Leaf Menace’ amid deportation threats
Tracey was taken into ICE custody because she remained in the country illegally after her visa expired nearly two years ago

Author of the articleenette Wilford
Published Jul 17, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read

Kate Tracey, Canadian woman accused of endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction, and facing deportation for staying in the U.S. with an expired visa.
Kate Tracey, Canadian woman accused of endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction, and facing deportation for staying in the U.S. with an expired visa. GiveSendGo

A fundraiser has reached more than $3,500 US of its $10,000 goal to help with the legal defence of Kaitlyn Tracey, the Canadian woman who allegedly slapped a teen Trump supporter in Jersey Shore earlier this month.


A GoFundMe that had initially been established for Tracey was taken down from the site, as the platform’s terms of service clearly states it prohibits “fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes.”

It notes: “Consistent with this long-standing policy, any fundraisers for the legal defense of someone charged with a violent crime are removed from the platform and fully refunded.”

However, Tracey’s supporters — along with previous claims by her husband, Matt Geroni — have since argued in a new campaign that the GoFundMe campaign was removed “after a coordinated mass-reporting campaign by a Facebook group targeted the fundraiser.”

The new fundraiser
They have since taken to another fundraising platform, GiveSendGo, to “secure experienced legal representation throughout her immigration case.”


Created by Travis Williams, the campaign pledged that “every dollar donated through this fundraiser will be paid directly to her legal team to cover attorney fees and related legal expenses.”

Geroni has taken to his social media accounts, issuing desperate pleas for help — be it legal and/or financial — to get his wife out of an ICE facility following her arrest as she faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction.

Tracey appeared to previously work at Toronto coffee shop Mercury Expresso and “living room bar” Farside in East Chinatown before heading south of the border.

“Thank you @kate.tracey for serving lewks and perfectly pulled shots,” Mercury Espresso wrote in a social media post in April 2022. “You will be missed behind the bar being all the punk that you are. Go raise hell kiddo.”

Mercury Espresso bids farewell to Kate Tracey.
Mercury Espresso bids farewell to Kate Tracey. Photo by Mercury Espresso /Instagram
When did she arrive in the United States?
The Canadian citizen who entered the U.S. on April 14, 2024, has been living with Geroni, an American citizen and her husband of more than three years, in Ashbury Park.

Tracey allegedly confronted a group of teens, two of whom were dressed in “patriotic coloured” clothing, on July 3 and slapped one girl wearing sweatpants emblazoned with the words “Trump” and “ICE.”

Ironically, Tracey has since been taken into ICE custody because she remained in the country illegally after her visa expired on Sept. 6, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security said.

“She allegedly struck a teenage girl wearing pro-Trump memorabilia on a boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach during 4th of July weekend,” the agency said on X. “She was arrested by the Point Pleasant Beach Police department who facilitated a controlled transfer into ICE custody, where she will remain pending her immigration proceedings.”



Geroni has maintained the viral video was “totally out of context, where it shows her as the aggressor when she was not at all.”

The message on Tracey’s GiveSendGo page adds: “Your support helps ensure Kate has the opportunity to fully exercise her legal rights and navigate the immigration system with qualified immigration counsel by her side. Thank you for standing with Kate and helping protect her right to a fair legal process.”

In one video plea on his TikTok, which has since been changed to “private,” Geroni shared his wife’s story in an attempt to get her released — “even if that means back to Canada.”

He added: “My main goal is the safety and well-being of my wife, and that is about it.”

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Fundraiser launched for slap-happy ‘Maple Leaf Menace’ amid deportation threats

A fundraiser aims to help with the legal defence of Kaitlyn Tracey, the Canadian who allegedly slapped a teen Trump supporter. Read on.

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Hopefully they keep it there and not deport it to Canada.

 

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U.S. drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched work
David Hearn's lawyers: "The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology."

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Published Jul 31, 2026 • 2 minute read

The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and its surrounding walkways are seen empty and fenced in on the National Mall in Washington, DC on July 30, 2026. Photo by Kent Nishimura /Getty Images
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had actually just been botched.


David Hearn, 67, had been charged with felony vandalism in federal court, which carried a potential sentence of 10 years in jail.


Federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro had announced the charges in a high-profile press briefing earlier this month, saying witnesses had viewed Hearn “forcefully and violently” pulling up the pool’s new liner on June 19.

But in a court filing on Friday, Pirro said new revelations “undermine the evidentiary basis for the indictment,” and moved for dismissal.

She said that new documents indicate that the damage to the landmark “was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism as initially represented” by the Interior Department.

Trump had personally overseen the renovation of the Reflecting Pool, including the addition of an “American flag blue” liner.

It was one of several “beautification” projects around the U.S. capital that Trump had ordered ahead of the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.


But problems arose shortly after the pool was refilled, with algae quickly regrowing and the new liner peeling in multiple places.

Hearn, who competed in three Olympic Summer Games in canoeing, told U.S. media he visited the refurbished pool after a long bike ride and noticed a piece of partially detached liner.

He reached into the water to see what it felt like, and as he prepared to leave, U.S. Park Police arrested him.

“I didn’t vandalize anything,” Hearn told The Washington Post last month. “I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs.”

His lawyers had sought to have the case dismissed, arguing it represented a politicized justice system under Trump.

His lawyers Norm Eisen, Mary Dohrmann and Steve Levin said in a statement Friday that the case “should never have been brought.”

“Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong,” they said.

“The government’s approach was ready, fire, aim. The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology.”

U.S. drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched work

The U.S. Justice Department now says the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had actually just been botched.

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U.S. drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched work
David Hearn's lawyers: "The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology."

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Published Jul 31, 2026 • 2 minute read

The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and its surrounding walkways are seen empty and fenced in on the National Mall in Washington, DC on July 30, 2026. Photo by Kent Nishimura /Getty Images
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had actually just been botched.


David Hearn, 67, had been charged with felony vandalism in federal court, which carried a potential sentence of 10 years in jail.


Federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro had announced the charges in a high-profile press briefing earlier this month, saying witnesses had viewed Hearn “forcefully and violently” pulling up the pool’s new liner on June 19.

But in a court filing on Friday, Pirro said new revelations “undermine the evidentiary basis for the indictment,” and moved for dismissal.

She said that new documents indicate that the damage to the landmark “was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism as initially represented” by the Interior Department.

Trump had personally overseen the renovation of the Reflecting Pool, including the addition of an “American flag blue” liner.

It was one of several “beautification” projects around the U.S. capital that Trump had ordered ahead of the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.


But problems arose shortly after the pool was refilled, with algae quickly regrowing and the new liner peeling in multiple places.

Hearn, who competed in three Olympic Summer Games in canoeing, told U.S. media he visited the refurbished pool after a long bike ride and noticed a piece of partially detached liner.

He reached into the water to see what it felt like, and as he prepared to leave, U.S. Park Police arrested him.

“I didn’t vandalize anything,” Hearn told The Washington Post last month. “I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs.”

His lawyers had sought to have the case dismissed, arguing it represented a politicized justice system under Trump.

His lawyers Norm Eisen, Mary Dohrmann and Steve Levin said in a statement Friday that the case “should never have been brought.”

“Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong,” they said.

“The government’s approach was ready, fire, aim. The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology.”

U.S. drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched work

The U.S. Justice Department now says the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had actually just been botched.

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[Ron in Regina]

The president lashed out at his hand-picked U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, for blaming damage on “botched work” instead of on vandals. President Donald Trump on Saturday expressed displeasure with the Justice Department’s decision to drop a felony charge against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, excoriating his hand-picked U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, on social media.

“I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking?” Trump posted on Truth Social. “To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned in giant letters on it, and other elements of the surrounding area. There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!”

Pirro filed a motion Friday evening to dismiss charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn after prosecutors determined that the damage to the Reflecting Pool’s liner was, in fact, due to the contractor’s “botched work.”

Trump blasts Pirro for nixing Reflecting Pool case: ‘What was she thinking?’ — MS NOW

The president lashed out at his handpicked U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, for blaming damage on “botched work” instead of on vandals.

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The president lashed out at his hand-picked U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, for blaming damage on “botched work” instead of on vandals. President Donald Trump on Saturday expressed displeasure with the Justice Department’s decision to drop a felony charge against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, excoriating his hand-picked U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, on social media.

“I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking?” Trump posted on Truth Social. “To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned in giant letters on it, and other elements of the surrounding area. There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!”

Pirro filed a motion Friday evening to dismiss charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn after prosecutors determined that the damage to the Reflecting Pool’s liner was, in fact, due to the contractor’s “botched work.”

Trump blasts Pirro for nixing Reflecting Pool case: ‘What was she thinking?’ — MS NOW

The president lashed out at his handpicked U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, for blaming damage on “botched work” instead of on vandals.

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Hand-picked by the pussy?

 

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Canadian who slapped U.S. teen to be deported
Dubbed 'Maple Leaf Menace,' Trump-hating Canuck ordered to go home by Texas court

Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published Aug 04, 2026 • Last updated 7 hours ago • 2 minute read

Canadian Kaitlyn Tracey, left.
Canadian Kaitlyn Tracey, left. Photo by Instagram

Sometimes, you can get a little too “Elbows Up.”


Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, the Canadian mega-wokie who attacked an American teen girl decked out in pro-Trump gear on July 3 on a New Jersey boardwalk, will be deported back to Canada. A Texas immigration judge ordered Tracey to go home on Tuesday, after she entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor simple assault — part of a deal she made after she was arrested for her involvement in a caught-on-camera fracas with four teens.

‘Maple Leaf Menace’
Dubbed by the Department of Homeland Security “the Maple Leaf Menace,” Tracey was also sentenced to one day in jail, but was granted time served.

“This illegal alien who assaulted a teenager has no business being in our country,” the DHS said on X, adding footage of the incident.

Tracey had been in the U.S. on an expired visa, according to the DHS.

“Kaitlyn Tracey is a criminal illegal alien from Canada who was charged with simple assault, neglect of a child, compounding crime, and harassing communication,” the DHS said on X on July 15.


“She allegedly struck a teenage girl wearing pro-Trump memorabilia on a boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach during 4th of July weekend. She was arrested by the Point Pleasant Beach Police department who facilitated a controlled transfer into ICE custody, where she will remain pending her immigration proceedings. She entered the United States on April 14, 2024, on a visa set to expire on September 6, 2024. In violation of our nation’s laws, she overstayed her visa and failed to depart.”

Incidents not uncommon, defence says
Tracey’s defence lawyer, Francis Hodgson, tried to throw cold water on the attack, painting her as a “productive member of society.”

“She arrived here on a passport some years ago. She met her husband and didn’t leave, but while she was (here), she maintained employment and was a productive member of society,” he said, addressing Judge Guy P. Ryan.

“(Tracey has) taken responsibility for her role in it, and this is a reasonable judgment, Judge, that is consistent with other similar-type matters that happen every day during the summer on this boardwalk,” Hodgson said of the incident.

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[Ron in Regina]

WASHINGTON—President Trump’s extraordinary agreement with the federal government expanded Tuesday to end all pending tax audits of him and his businesses, according to a document posted by his the Justice Department.

An amended lawsuit now challenges a May memo from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that gives sweeping immunity to President Trump, his adult children and their businesses from any government review into their past conduct.

The May 19 memo says the government is “forever barred and precluded” from investigating any action taken by the family or their business entities that occurred before it was signed by Blanche.

In the document, signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the government said it would be “FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED” from pursuing certain claims against Trump, his businesses and family members. The agreement specifically blocks the government from taking any action regarding tax returns that already have been filed.

Though the memo could immunize Trump and his family from any number of criminal investigations, one clear benefit was halting any review of the president’s prior tax returns by the IRS, shielding him from a tax bill of $100 million or more.

(President Donald Trump appointed Todd Blanche as the Acting Attorney General. Trump elevated Blanche to the position after removing former Attorney General Pam Bondi. Prior to this appointment, Blanche had been serving as Trump's Deputy Attorney General and formerly acted as his personal defense attorney)

““The President of the United States and his family are obligated to pay taxes owed, just like every other taxpayer, and, per the IRS’s own policy, the IRS is required to audit the President each year he is in office. But the Immunity Order prevents the IRS from auditing the President’s tax returns and from recovering any underpaid taxes. Under the Immunity Order, career IRS employees will be forced to terminate ongoing audits of the President and his businesses, giving the President a lucrative and unconstitutional emolument,” Democracy Forward, the group representing the plaintiffs, wrote in the suit.

“That would be unprecedented under any circumstance; it is all the more remarkable considering that the President profited an eye-popping $2.2 billion after returning to the White House.”

That agreement extends the settlement announced Monday, in which the government agreed to create a $1.8 billion fund (thats Billion with a “B”) to compensate people who claim to have been victims of so-called weaponization by the government, a move that could lead to payouts to Trump allies.

The May 19 memo was issued the day after Blanche created the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and framed as closing out Trump’s litigation against the IRS after he sued it for $10 billion over the leaking of his tax returns.

Trump, in exchange, withdrew a lawsuit against his the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns by an IRS contractor and ended administrative claims related to other investigations. The government had valid defenses against the IRS lawsuit but never defended it(?); in other similar cases, the government has argued that the fact that a contractor made such disclosures meant that the U.S. couldn’t be sued.

While numerous lawsuits have challenged the legality of the anti-weaponization fund, the filing is the first to address the immunity agreement. The suit argues that by shielding Trump from review into his past tax filings, the memo runs afoul of a federal statute “which prohibits the President from asking the IRS, either directly or indirectly, to end audits of particular taxpayers, including the President’s audits.”

Trump faces suit over immunity memo signed by Blanche — The Hill

An amended lawsuit now challenges a May memo from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that gives sweeping immunity to President Trump, his adult children and their businesses from any government review into their past conduct.

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“Congress put into place substantial protections to restrict the president’s access to tax information and prevent future presidents and their cabinets from carrying out partisan plots under the auspices of tax administration. The Immunity Order violates these protections and overrides an IRS requirement, in place for nearly 50 years, that the president’s tax returns be audited by career IRS employees each year he is in office,” the filing states. Trumps The Justice Department did not immediately respond to request for comment.

 

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U.S. Senate confirms Trump's ex-lawyer as attorney general
Blanche said he was "deeply honoured by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice."

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
Published Aug 08, 2026 • 3 minute read

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI /AFP via Getty Images

Washington, United States, Aug 8, 2026 (AFP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general early Saturday after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over the politicization of the Department of Justice.


Blanche, who has already been serving as the top US law enforcement officer in an acting capacity, represented Trump as his private attorney in several criminal trials before entering government.

The Senate, which Republicans narrowly control, confirmed him by 50 votes to 49. Republican senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joined the Democrats in voting no, underlining the political sensitivity over the nomination.

Blanche said he was “deeply honoured by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice.”

“I am grateful to the Senate for staying late to complete this process. To the dedicated public servants of the Department of Justice, thank you for your work each day to uphold the law and keep our country safe,” Blanche wrote on X.


Trump, who has upended US political norms by seeking to bring nominally independent government agencies under his increasingly direct control, calls Blanche a “star.”

Democrats opposed Blanche from the beginning, accusing Trump of turning the Department of Justice into a political weapon.

“The attorney general is supposed to be the people’s lawyer,” Senator Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Tuesday.

“Mr Blanche continues to operate as the president’s personal lawyer, treating the Justice Department like a law firm serving one client — the president.”

There were doubts over whether the White House could persuade a handful of Republican holdouts, without whom even the narrow confirmation would have been impossible.

The main sticking point was an attempt to establish a $1.8 billion fund for what Trump calls victims of politicized prosecutions, likely including the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in an attempted insurrection to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as president, after he had defeated Trump in the 2020 election.


The other main issue was an extraordinary proposal granting immunity to Trump from tax audits.

– ‘Retribution’ campaign –

Blanche ultimately defused the internal party opposition with a written order over the weekend scrapping the so-called political “anti-weaponization fund” and saying that the audit immunity agreement with Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization would only apply “retroactively” to the past tax years and not future filings.

Blanche has been serving as acting attorney general since Trump fired Pam Bondi, another political loyalist, in April.

Since then, he has been closely tied to what Democrats dub a Trump “retribution” campaign against the 80-year-old president’s opponents.

Blanche has also come in for criticism from victims of Jeffrey Epstein over the handling of the release of investigative files about the convicted sex offender, a one-time close friend of Trump.

Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Blanche represented Trump in his New York trial over alleged “hush money” paid to porn star Stormy Daniels.

He was also on the legal defense team in two federal cases brought against Trump by special counsel Jack Smith — for allegedly mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House, and for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Both cases were dropped after Trump won the 2024 election.

U.S. Senate confirms Trump's ex-lawyer as attorney general

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general early Saturday.

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