After weeks of tense back-and-forth negotiations and the arm-twisting of two reluctant GOP senators, the nomination of Trump’s former personal attorney Todd Blanche has cleared the Judiciary Committee and will now head to a full vote in the Senate. AdvertisementThe vote Tuesday was along party lines, with all 10 Democrats saying “nay” while all 12 Republicans — including former holdout Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas, both lame ducks after Cornyn lost his primary and Tillis declined to run again — voting “aye.” BREAKING: NOMINATION OF @DAGTodd MOVES FORWARDPARTY LINE VOTE @SenJudiciaryGOP - 12@JudiciaryDems -10NOW ADVANCES TO FULL SENATE DEBATE AND CONFIRMATION VOTE. In just over 100 days as Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche has put up win after win for the American people.