Trump is threatening to scrap Todd Blanche’s Attorney General nomination until two key Republican senators are gone, claiming they’re blocking a “great” pick—possibly over a controversial tax settlement deal. Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, faces mounting scrutiny as Senate Republicans hold up his nomination, with a federal judge already criticizing the settlement. With midterms looming and control of the Senate in play, Blanche’s path to confirmation hangs in the balance, depending on a pivotal Judiciary Committee vote.

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