# United States District Judge

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-15**: Confirmation hearing for Attorney General — Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid unified Democratic opposition and Republican concerns over the IRS settlement and Epstein files handling.
- **2026-07-13**: Federal judge censures IRS settlement — A U.S. District Judge issued a scathing ruling, stating that the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund was an attempt to 'earmark billions of dollars from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law.'
- **2025-03**: Blanche confirmed as Deputy Attorney General — Todd Blanche won Senate confirmation early in President Trump's second term to serve as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Todd Blanche Faces AG Hearing as $1.8B Fund Draws Judicial Scrutiny
2026-07-20 05:48:17 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 6

Todd Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General is imperiled by a federal judge's rebuke of a $1.8B anti-weaponization fund and ethical questions from his tenure as acting AG. Legal experts watch whether the Senate will condone a settlement that shields a sitting president from tax audits—a potential precedent with far-reaching rule-of-law implications.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/todd-blanche-ag-hearing-1-8b-fund-judicial-scrutiny

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