2026-08-07T07:22:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
华盛顿——共和党参议员丽莎·默科夫斯基周五表示，她将反对托德·布兰奇出任司法部长的提名，这将压缩特朗普总统提名的这位司法部负责人的确认之路。
这位阿拉斯加州参议员在社交媒体的一份声明中表示，她担忧即便布兰奇已正式下令终止相关基金，特朗普政府仍可能推进为1月6日国会山骚乱参与者提供赔偿的拟议基金。默科夫斯基称，参议院对该赔偿基金拥有话语权，仅仅是因为布兰奇的提名仍在待审当中。她指出，一旦布兰奇获得确认，参议院的这一话语权将不复存在。
布兰奇本周以12票赞成、10票反对的结果在参议院司法委员会过关，这一结果得益于他向持反对意见的共和党议员承诺，不会推动这项赔偿基金计划。
共和党在参议院占据53席对47席的多数优势，但肯塔基州参议员米奇·麦康奈尔并未出席参议院会议，这意味着若所有民主党议员都反对布兰奇，共和党内部最多只能有两人投反对票。缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯已明确表示将反对布兰奇的提名，而另一位关键共和党议员、路易斯安那州参议员比尔·卡西迪尚未透露其投票意向。
参议院司法委员会的投票结果，是在布兰奇与德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁以及北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯周日晚间达成协议后达成的。此前科宁和蒂利斯曾威胁要阻止布兰奇的提名，原因是特朗普就其泄露的报税表起诉国税局的和解事宜。
在美国司法部书面确认不会推进一项18亿美元的赔偿基金后，科宁和蒂利斯转而支持布兰奇的提名。该基金旨在赔偿那些认为自己遭到司法部不公平调查或起诉的特朗普盟友。
经过数日谈判，布兰奇于周日晚间发布命令，明确“毫无疑问，该赔偿基金不存在”。
但民主党人士认为，布兰奇的命令不足以阻止特朗普政府在这位代理司法部长获得确认后重启该基金，并呼吁通过立法永久禁止这项基金。
即便布兰奇未能获得参议院确认，他仍可以无限期担任代理司法部长一职。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/key-senate-committee-advances-todd-blanches-attorney-general-nomination/
Lisa Murkowski says she’ll vote against Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, imperiling his chances
2026-08-07T07:22:00-0400 / CBS/AP
Washington — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department.
The Alaska senator said in a statement on social media that she is concerned the Trump administration could proceed with its proposed fund to compensate Jan. 6 rioters even though Blanche has issued a formal order terminating it. Murkowski said the Senate has leverage over the fund only because Blanche’s nomination is pending. That leverage would be gone if he is confirmed, she said.
Blanche won over the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 12-10 vote this week only because he promised Republican holdouts that he would not pursue the payout fund.
Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate majority, but Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is not attending Senate sessions, which means Blanche can only afford to lose two Republican votes if all Democrats oppose him. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has also said she will oppose his nomination, and another key Republican, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, has not said how he will vote.
The Senate Judiciary vote followed a deal struck late Sunday between Blanche and GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who had been threatening to block his confirmation over the settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service regarding the president’s leaked tax returns.
Cornyn and Tillis backed Blanche’s nomination after the Justice Department confirmed in writing that it wasn’t moving forward with a $1.8 billion fund to compensate Trump allies who believe they were unfairly investigated or prosecuted by the Justice Department.
After days of negotiations, Blanche issued an order Sunday evening confirming “beyond any doubt, that there is no Fund.”
But Democrats say Blanche’s order doesn’t go far enough to prevent the Trump administration from reviving the fund after the acting attorney general’s confirmation and have called for legislation to permanently bar it.
Even if Blanche fails to win Senate confirmation, he can remain as acting attorney general indefinitely.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/key-senate-committee-advances-todd-blanches-attorney-general-nomination/
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