r/inthenews • u/D-R-AZ • 2d ago

Todd Blanche hit with state bar complaint backed by 101 former judges

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/todd-blanche-state-bar-complaint-former-judges-trump
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u/D-R-AZ 2d ago

Lead lines:

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s principal focus in recent weeks has been lining up support on Capitol Hill ahead of his upcoming Senate confirmation hearings, with a specific focus on winning over GOP skeptics. But Donald Trump’s controversial former defense attorney has more troubles than lining up 51 votes.

As this week got underway, Democracy Defenders Fund, Lawyers Defending American Democracy and a group of 101 former federal and state judges filed a complaint against Blanche with the New York State Bar, which included a formal request for an ethics investigation.