The stakes of Mr. Blanche’s confirmation fight are arguably symbolic, since Mr. Blanche is already acting as the attorney general and could continue to do so. Mr. Trump, in a July 30 social media post, said he was considering pulling Mr. Blanche’s nomination and asking him to remain as the acting attorney general. While Mr. Tillis and Mr. Cornyn have worked together, Mr. Cornyn has led the Republican criticisms of the audit protection deal. Mr. Blanche, Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer, has cast Mr. Trump’s immunity as a typical part of how the I.R.S. The post Why Blanche Can’t Win Republican Approval for Attorney General — Yet appeared first on New York Times.