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包括汤姆·蒂利斯和约翰·科宁在内的多名共和党参议员在7月中旬的听证会前拒绝表态
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前司法部长比尔·巴尔呼吁参议院共和党人确认托德·布兰奇出任司法部长，他认为这位前特朗普辩护律师与总统的密切关系应被视为优势，而非利益冲突。
曾在首届特朗普政府期间担任司法部长的巴尔在《华尔街日报》专栏文章中表示，布兰奇理应得到确认，称他非常称职，并表示他“将在特朗普总统任期内尽己所能高效运作司法部，提供亟需的领导力和稳定性”。
巴尔发表此番呼吁之际，布兰奇正面临参议院中可能艰难的确认程序。共和党拥有53个席位的多数党优势，但多名共和党参议员尚未承诺支持这一提名。
巴尔的核心论点之一是驳斥批评言论，即布兰奇曾担任唐纳德·特朗普总统的私人辩护律师，因此存在利益冲突，无法领导司法部。
《华盛顿特区雷伯恩大楼的配图说明：2026年6月2日，代理司法部长托德·布兰奇抵达众议院拨款委员会商务、司法、科学及相关机构小组委员会听证会现场，该听证会主题为“司法部监督听证会”。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ罗尔Call公司）
代理司法部长托德·布兰奇认为，若2024年大选失利，特朗普“绝对”会面临牢狱之灾
“批评人士称，布兰奇先生曾担任总统的私人辩护律师，不会向总统直言不讳。事实恰恰相反，”巴尔写道。
“像布兰奇先生这样成功的刑事辩护律师不是那种会为客户粉饰太平的马屁精，”巴尔继续说道。“这份工作要求定期向意志坚定的客户阐明严峻现实。这必然会引发冲突，但律师坚定不移地让客户认清现实，正是建立信任并使合作关系卓有成效的关键。”
巴尔写道，布兰奇与特朗普之间已建立的关系应被视为优势而非累赘。
托德·布兰奇在联邦逮捕事件频发的爆炸性一周后，对特朗普提名其出任司法部长一事“深感荣幸和谦卑**
**前司法部长威廉·巴尔在华盛顿特区联邦主义者协会会议上发表讲话，摄于2022年9月20日。巴尔在联邦主义者协会法律与公共政策研究学会举办的教育法律与政策会议期间发表了讲话。（温·麦克纳米/盖蒂图片社）
“总统最愿意听取那些他认为真心为他着想的人的强硬建议，”巴尔写道。“布兰奇先生曾协助总统度过其法律纠纷的严峻考验，他很可能是全国所有人中最有能力向总统提供有力建议并让总统接受这些建议的人。参议员们应将这种信任关系视为积极因素，而非消极因素。”
巴尔还驳斥了布兰奇只会无条件执行特朗普意愿、缺乏独立判断力的说法。
“左翼将布兰奇先生描绘成一个会温顺执行总统意愿的人，”巴尔写道。“但布兰奇先生不会回避向总统直言不讳地提供建议，必要时还会驳斥糟糕的想法。他并不总能成功，但坦率地说，没有人比他更有机会让特朗普先生听进去。”
特朗普的司法部提名人选陷入困境，共和党担忧威胁其确认进程**
自从帕姆·邦迪离职后接任代理司法部长的布兰奇就一直因牵头起诉特朗普的一些主要对手而受到严格审查，其中包括对前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米的最新起诉。他还因司法部取消设立“反武器化基金”的计划而遭到反对。
这些争议加剧了布兰奇确认程序的不确定性，多名共和党参议员公开承认对其提名持保留态度。
参议院司法委员会成员、北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯表示，他尚未做出决定，他的支持与否部分取决于与被取消的基金相关的担忧。
蒂利斯要求特朗普避免在马丁的提名失败后，将提名美国检察官的责任落在特朗普**
**2025年6月27日，唐纳德·特朗普总统与副司法部长托德·布兰奇一同在华盛顿特区白宫布雷迪简报室的新闻发布会上发言。最高法院限制了联邦独任法官阻止行政行动的权力后，特朗普称这是“巨大胜利”。（安德鲁·卡瓦列罗-雷诺兹/法新社通过盖蒂图片社）
“如果在确认听证会前，反武器化基金没有被彻底取消，这将成为一个问题，”蒂利斯说。
同为司法委员会成员、德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁同样拒绝表态，称他希望在做出决定前获取更多信息。
据《休斯顿纪事报报道，科宁表示，他计划在收到完整简报并听取布兰奇的证词后，再决定是否支持这一提名。
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参议院司法委员会针对布兰奇提名的听证会定于7月中旬举行，届时共和党议员将权衡是否将特朗普的提名人选提交全体参议院表决。
巴尔曾在乔治·H·W·布什总统和特朗普总统两届政府中担任司法部长。尽管他曾是特朗普政府的关键人物，并为总统的多项政策辩护，但后来他因特朗普在2020年大选后声称存在大规模选民欺诈的言论，成为特朗普最突出的批评者之一。
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Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn’t ‘a toady,’ urges senate to confirm Trump’s AG pick
June 27, 2026 11:40am EDT / Fox News
Several Republican senators including Thom Tillis and John Cornyn have withheld support ahead of mid-July hearings
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Former Attorney General Bill Barr is calling on Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, arguing the former Trump defense lawyer’s close relationship with the president should be viewed as a strength — not a conflict of interest.
In a Wall Street Journal opinion column, Barr, who served as attorney general under the first Trump administration, said Blanche should be confirmed, calling him well-qualified and saying he “will run the department as effectively as anyone could under President Trump, providing much-needed leadership and stability.”
Barr’s appeal comes as Blanche faces a potentially difficult confirmation process in the Senate. Republicans hold a 53-seat majority, but several GOP senators have not committed to supporting the nomination.
A large part of Barr’s argument centered on countering criticism that Blanche’s past as President Donald Trump’s personal defense attorney makes him too conflicted to lead the Justice Department.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives for the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Committee Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice” in the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
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“Critics say that Mr. Blanche, having served as the president’s personal defense lawyer, won’t confront the president with hard truths. Exactly the opposite is true,” Barr wrote.
“A successful criminal-defense lawyer like Mr. Blanche isn’t a toady who sugarcoats the truth to his client,” Barr continued. “The job demands regularly confronting strong-willed clients with harsh reality. This necessarily involves clashes, but the lawyer’s dogged willingness to anchor his client to reality is what builds trust and makes the relationship effective.”
Barr wrote that Blanche’s established relationship with Trump should be viewed as an advantage rather than a liability.
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Former Attorney General William Barr speaks at a Federalist Society meeting in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20, 2022. Barr spoke during the Education Law and Policy Conference held by the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“The president takes hard advice best from those whom he recognizes have his best interests at heart,” Barr wrote. “Having helped the president through the crucible of his legal battles, Mr. Blanche is likely in the best position of anyone in the country to deliver strong counsel to the president and have him accept it. Senators should view a trusting relationship as a positive, not a negative.”
Barr further dismissed claims that Blanche would simply carry out Trump’s wishes without independent judgment.
“The left has portrayed Mr. Blanche as a man who will docilely carry out the president’s desires,” Barr wrote. “But Mr. Blanche doesn’t shy away from giving the president straight-from-the-shoulder advice and, where warranted, pushing back on bad ideas. He doesn’t always prevail, but, frankly, no one has a better chance of getting through to Mr. Trump.”
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Since stepping into the role as acting attorney general following Pam Bondi’s departure, Blanche has been heavily scrutinized for leading prosecutions against some of Trump’s biggest foes, including the newest indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. He’s also faced pushback over the Justice Department’s aborted effort to create an Anti-Weaponization Fund.
The controversies have contributed to uncertainty over Blanche’s confirmation, with several Republican senators publicly acknowledging reservations about his nomination.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has said he remains undecided and has tied his support in part to concerns surrounding the scuttled fund.
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President Donald Trump speaks alongside Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2025. Trump called it a “GIANT WIN” after the Supreme Court limited the power of lone federal judges to block executive actions.(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
“It’ll be an issue if the weaponization fund isn’t effectively dead by the confirmation hearing,” Tillis said.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, another Judiciary Committee member, has likewise withheld his support, saying he wants additional information before making a decision.
According to the Houston Chronicle, Cornyn said he plans to wait until after receiving a full briefing and hearing Blanche’s testimony before deciding whether to support the nomination.
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Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Blanche’s nomination are scheduled for mid-July as Republicans weigh whether to advance Trump’s nominee to the full Senate.
Barr served as attorney general under both President George H.W. Bush and President Trump. While he was a key figure in Trump’s administration and defended many of the president’s policies, he later became one of Trump’s most prominent critics over his claims of widespread voter fraud following the 2020 election.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.