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Podcaster Chuck Todd melted down over the Senate\u2019s confirmation of Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general, claiming \u2014 without providing evidence \u2014 that Republicans who voted for him have inflicted damage on America that will take \u201cdecades\u201d to fix.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI do not think he understands the distinction between being the lawyer for Donald John Trump and the lawyer for the people,\u201d Todd said of Blanche. \u201cThis is damage that\u2019s going to take decades to get out of, and this confirmation has just made the project of fixing America a lot harder and a lot longer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Todd, a longtime Trump critic and former host of NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d argued that Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and John Cornyn (R-TX) had caved to pressure from people to whom he referred as \u201cTrump\u2019s goons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the reality that they live in. I have empathy personally. These people are terrible. The Trump goons come after anybody that stands in their way, and goons is the way to call them. I understand the incoming that they\u2019re receiving, and they just want to go into retirement, and they\u2019re in their 60s and 70s, and they don\u2019t want to do this. It\u2019s exhausting, and then after they leave, they will tell us how terrible it is,\u201d he lamented on his podcast.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate confirmed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the nation\u2019s attorney general following a drawn-out process marked by political bargaining and divisions within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n

The chamber voted 50-49, with two Republicans \u2014 Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) \u2014 joining Democrats in opposing Blanche\u2019s nomination. Collins said her vote stemmed from her belief that the Justice Department \u201chas become increasingly political.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department\u2019s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation,\u201d she said in a statement earlier this week.<\/p>\n

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Cornyn, working with Tillis, exacted a major concession from the Trump administration in exchange for their votes: kill the proposed $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund that drew bipartisan backlash and never materialized.<\/p>\n

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who had also voiced strong concerns about Blanche, ultimately fell in line, providing the pivotal vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cBut the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche. 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. Blanche.\u201d<\/p>\n

That rationale angered Chuck Todd, who argued Senate Republicans have repeatedly appeased Trump on issues ranging from January 6th, public health, and the rule of law.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the end of the day, they didn\u2019t have the guts to do this when it mattered. Look, they have to sleep at night. I don\u2019t know if they will be able to,\u201d Todd said. \u201cWhat\u2019s the point of advice and consent? All you\u2019re going to do is consent. And consent. I guess we should call it advice and capitulate, because that\u2019s what this feels like\u2013a capitulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Podcaster Chuck Todd melted down over the Senate\u2019s confirmation of Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general, claiming \u2014 without providing evidence \u2014 that Republicans who voted for him have inflicted damage on America that will take \u201cdecades\u201d to fix.\u201cI do not think he understands the distinction between being the lawyer for Donald John Trump and the lawyer for the people,\u201d Todd said of Blanche. \u201cThis is damage that\u2019s going to take decades to get out of, and this confirmation has just made the project of fixing America a lot harder and a lot longer.\u201dTodd, a longtime Trump critic and former host of NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d argued that Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and John Cornyn (R-TX) had caved to pressure from people to whom he referred as \u201cTrump\u2019s goons.\u201d\u201cI know the reality that they live in. I have empathy personally. These people are terrible. The Trump goons come after anybody that stands in their way, and goons is the way to call them. I understand the incoming that they\u2019re receiving, and they just want to go into retirement, and they\u2019re in their 60s and 70s, and they don\u2019t want to do this. It\u2019s exhausting, and then after they leave, they will tell us how terrible it is,\u201d he lamented on his podcast.Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate confirmed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the nation\u2019s attorney general following a drawn-out process marked by political bargaining and divisions within the Republican Party.The chamber voted 50-49, with two Republicans \u2014 Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) \u2014 joining Democrats in opposing Blanche\u2019s nomination. Collins said her vote stemmed from her belief that the Justice Department \u201chas become increasingly political.\u201d\u201cMr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department\u2019s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation,\u201d she said in a statement earlier this week.Cornyn, working with Tillis, exacted a major concession from the Trump administration in exchange for their votes: kill the proposed $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund that drew bipartisan backlash and never materialized.Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who had also voiced strong concerns about Blanche, ultimately fell in line, providing the pivotal vote.\u201cMr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cBut the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche. 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. Blanche.\u201dThat rationale angered Chuck Todd, who argued Senate Republicans have repeatedly appeased Trump on issues ranging from January 6th, public health, and the rule of law.\u201cBut at the end of the day, they didn\u2019t have the guts to do this when it mattered. Look, they have to sleep at night. I don\u2019t know if they will be able to,\u201d Todd said. \u201cWhat\u2019s the point of advice and consent? All you\u2019re going to do is consent. And consent. 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