缅因州共和党参议员以司法部“独立性受损”、反武器化基金为由拒绝支持
2026年8月4日 下午6:26 美国东部时间 / 福克斯新闻
作者：亚历克斯·米勒 福克斯新闻
参议院司法委员会将布兰奇提名提交全院表决
福克斯新闻记者大卫·斯彭特在《特别报道》中报道参议院司法委员会投票推进托德·布兰奇的提名。
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代理司法部长托德·布兰奇的确认之路如今愈发坎坷。
在周二通过关键委员会投票过关后，布兰奇的命运变得更加未卜，共和党领导层正计划将其提名提交全院表决。而这一切的转折点在于，缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯明确表示不会支持他的提名。
“虽然我认为布兰奇先生是一名能力出众的律师，但司法部已日益政治化，”科林斯在一份声明中说道。
“布兰奇先生采取了多项进一步削弱司法部独立性的行动，这也是我投票反对其提名的原因。”
特朗普提名的司法部长暂时过关——但共和党人质疑白宫协议能否维持
缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯周二表示，她不会支持唐纳德·特朗普总统提名的司法部长人选。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images，资料图）
科林斯做出这一决定前，已审查了布兰奇接任前司法部长帕姆·邦迪职位的资质，包括她所担任主席的参议院拨款委员会的相关记录、布兰奇在该委员会的作证内容，以及他在确认听证会上的表现。
她列出了多项反对布兰奇的理由，包括他批准为特朗普、特朗普的子女及其家族提供免受国税局审计的“保护伞”，以及近20亿美元的反武器化基金——该基金自今年早些时候宣布设立以来，已令多名共和党人感到不满。
科林斯还指出，布兰奇向反堕胎组织承诺将设法叫停邮寄堕胎药物；他试图以“鼓励抵抗非法命令”为由，起诉亚利桑那州民主党参议员马克·凯利和密歇根州民主党参议员埃莉萨·斯洛特金——尽管这些视频属于“欠考虑但受宪法保护的言论”；以及超过1200名司法部雇员的反对声，这些都是她反对提名的依据。
随着共和党反叛者态度软化，特朗普提名的司法部长提名已岌岌可危
代理司法部长托德·布兰奇在华盛顿特区司法部新闻发布会上听取发言。（美联社照片/曼努埃尔·巴尔塞·森，资料图）
“基于上述原因，我将投票反对这项提名，”科林斯说道。
她的倒戈对特朗普和布兰奇来说是一记关键但并非致命的打击。共和党在全院表决中最多只能再丢失一张选票，否则提名将彻底失败。
这是因为肯塔基州共和党参议员米奇·麦康奈尔仍处于缺席状态，返回时间尚无明确时间表。此外还有更多共和党人对布兰奇的提名持怀疑态度，或未明确表示支持。
这些议员包括阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基、犹他州共和党参议员约翰·柯蒂斯，以及路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪。
随着共和党反叛愈演愈烈，特朗普威胁撤回自己提名的司法部人选
参议员约翰·科宁（R-德克萨斯州）、特朗普总统与参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（R-北卡罗来纳州）（埃迪·西尔/彭博社 via Getty Images；亚伦·施瓦茨/法新社 via Getty Images；汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-Roll Call, Inc）
此事发生前，布兰奇与司法部曾与北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯和德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁达成协议，以换取二人在参议院司法委员会的支持。该协议明确要求终止反武器化基金，并缩小特朗普及其家族的审计豁免范围。
但参议院中该协议的批评者表示，没有真正具有约束力的机制，能够确保特朗普或布兰奇在布兰奇确认后不会反悔并撕毁协议。
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这也打乱了参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩以及其他共和党领导层的计划——他们原本计划在8月剩余时间的近一个月休会期前，快速推进布兰奇的确认程序。
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亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Collins drops the hammer on Trump’s pick to lead DOJ, jeopardizing path to confirmation
Maine GOP senator cites DOJ’s ‘eroded independence,’ anti-weaponization fund as reasons
August 4, 2026 6:26pm EDT / Fox News
By Alex Miller, Fox News
Committee Republicans advance Blanche nomination to full Senate
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The road to confirmation just got bumpier for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
After surviving a key committee vote Tuesday, Blanche’s fate became even more uncertain as Republican leaders eye a full floor vote to confirm him. That’s because Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is not going to back him.
“While I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has become increasingly political,” Collins said in a statement.
“Mr. Blanche has taken several actions that have further eroded the Department’s independence, and that is the basis for my vote to oppose his confirmation.”
TRUMP’S AG PICK SURVIVES — FOR NOW — AS REPUBLICANS QUESTION IF WHITE HOUSE DEAL WILL HOLD
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Tuesday she’s not backing President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, File)
Collins’ decision came after reviewing Blanche’s qualifications to be the replacement for former Attorney General Pam Bondi, including records and his responses during his appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee that she chairs and his confirmation hearing.
She listed several reasons to go against Blanche, including his approval of a “shield” from IRS audits for Trump, his sons and family and the nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund, which has rankled the feathers of several Republicans since its creation was announced earlier this year.
Collins also pointed to his promises to anti-abortion organizations that he would try to halt mailed abortion medication, his attempted indictments of Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., for their “ill-advised, but constitutionally protected, videos encouraging resistance to unlawful orders” and pushback from over 1,200 Justice Department employees as a basis to buck his nomination.
TRUMP’S AG PICK OFF LIFE SUPPORT AFTER KEY REPUBLICAN REBELS RELENT
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
“For these reasons, I will vote against this nomination,” Collins said.
Her defection is a crucial, but not fatal, blow to Trump and Blanche. Republicans can only afford to lose one more vote before the confirmation is dead in the water.
That’s because Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is still absent with no clear timeline for his return. And there are more Republicans who are leery of, or not outright saying, that they will support Blanche.
Those include senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; John Curtis, R-Utah; and Bill Cassidy, R-La.
TRUMP THREATENS TO YANK HIS OWN AG NOMINEE AS GOP REVOLT GROWS
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas; President Trump and Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
It all comes after Blanche and the Department of Justice struck a deal with Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, to win their support in the Senate Judiciary Committee that gave explicit direction that the anti-weaponization fund was dead and narrowed the scope of Trump and his family’s audit immunity.
But critics of the deal in the Senate say there’s no real binding mechanism to ensure that neither Trump nor Blanche would just turn around and tear up the agreement after his confirmation.
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It also throws a wrench into Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and the rest of Republican leadership’s plans to try and swiftly confirm Blanche amid a blistering sprint to a near monthlong break for the remainder of August.
Fox News Digital did not immediately receive comment from the White House on Collins’ decision.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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