The Senate formally confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general, narrowly approving his nomination in a mostly party-line vote during a rare overnight voting session. “I am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation’s 88th Attorney General,” Blanche said in a statement. The acting attorney general was later advanced out of committee Tuesday morning. Although Cassidy said Blanche showed “poor judgment” related to the anti-weaponization fund, he noted the acting attorney general has since called that decision a mistake. It is between Mr. Blanche and another acting attorney general who may not run the department effectively under President Trump, and who indeed may not be as good as Mr.