Bill Cassidy makes stunning confirmation after giving lifeline to Blanche's AG nomination

WASHINGTON, DC: Only a day after Trump’s former attorney Todd Blanche’s nomination for AG was confirmed by the Senate in the early hours of Saturday, August 8, the lone voter who proved a lifesaver for this nomination made an eyebrow-raising confession.

Bill Cassidy, who came to Todd Blanche’s rescue after two Republicans refused to back his nomination at the last moment, confessed that he himself doesn’t entirely believe in Blanche’s ability to lead the DOJ.

GOP senator says he doesn't believe Blanche after confirming nomination

Bill Cassidy, during an appearance on "Face the Nation" Sunday morning, admitted he doesn't entirely trust soon-to-be Attorney General Todd Blanche to uphold the Constitution, but voted to confirm his nomination anyway.

When Cassidy was pressed on whether he trusted Blanche.

"There's always an existential anxiety, but I am as confident you can be," said Cassidy. "I can't predict the future."

However, Cassidy described voting for Blanche as an honour, saying he was close to tears when he announced he would support President Donald Trump's nominee.

The Louisiana senator decided to back Blanche despite concerns that Blanche had already managed to make the Justice department a "shambles."

Blanche confirmed to serve full time after weeks of battle

After weeks of battle to convince skeptical GOP holdouts and being turned down time and again, President Donald Trump’s former attorney and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has been confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General early on Saturday, August 8, as Trump’s frequent critic, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, came to Blanche’s rescue after Sen Murkowski and Sen Collins’s refusal left his nomination hanging in the balance.

This decision also marks a milestone for Blanche as it came despite bipartisan concern about Blanche’s ability to “check the worst impulses of this administration.”

Blanche, who was formerly Trump’s personal attorney, was confirmed by a vote of 50-49, with only two Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voting against him along with all Democrats.

The vote was held after 4 am on Saturday, as a late-night session ran over into the early hours ahead of a planned Senate recess.

“I am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation’s 88th Attorney General,” Blanche said in a post on X.

“I am grateful to the Senate for staying late to complete this process.”