Senate minority leader condemns Republicans after Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer was confirmed by 50 votes to 49 early on Saturday morning

Adding to Chuck Schumer’s comments, New Mexico’s Democratic representative Melanie Stansbury said the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general represents a “dark moment” for the nation’s traditional system of checks and balances.

She said this is because the justice department “is being weaponized for retribution, shielding the administration from accountability, and actively obstructing the Epstein case.”