Friend,
Todd Blanche continues making the case against his own confirmation.
While his nomination is hanging by a thread, Blanche told anti-abortion faith leaders that the Justice Department was preparing to help roll back abortion access nationwide. He said the Trump administration was working “hand in hand” to make the Dobbs decision “permanent in every single state,” promised that “victory will be soon,” and described policies intended to stop abortion medication from reaching patients in states with bans.[1]
Now the Senate could vote to advance his nomination as attorney general as soon as this Friday.
Call immediately and urge the Senate to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination. >>
This was more than inflammatory rhetoric. Blanche’s Justice Department is reviewing a 2022 legal opinion that rejected using the 150-year-old Comstock Act to prosecute providers for mailing abortion medication. Reversing that opinion could clear the way for the Trump administration to use the law to restrict delivery of abortion pills across the United States, threatening access even in states where abortion remains protected.
Blanche did not reveal this agenda when senators pressed him publicly during his confirmation hearing. But in private, he assured anti-abortion activists that federal action was coming soon.
Blanche has also made clear that his loyalty is to Trump, not the law, the constitution, or the American people. He told the callers that he had been late because he was updating Trump, adding that when the president calls, “I answer.”
The attorney general is supposed to defend the Constitution and enforce the law independently, not use the Justice Department to carry out the president’s demands or help anti-abortion extremists impose their agenda nationwide.
Senator Susan Collins has already announced that she will oppose Blanche. If just one more Republican opposes him, Blanche’s nomination can be defeated. This is a winnable fight, but senators need to hear overwhelming opposition now.
We cannot allow the Senate to hand control of the Justice Department to someone who will use the Justice Department to attack Trump’s perceived enemies and who has privately promised an imminent nationwide assault on abortion access.
Call now and demand that the Senate reject Todd Blanche. >>
In solidarity,
People For the American Way
P.S. — as an added request, there are two senators still on the fence: Senator Murkowski from Alaska and Senator Cassidy from Louisiana. If you have friends and family in those states, please forward this urgent request to them as well.
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[1] "Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’" POLITICO, 8/3/26
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