(FILES) Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, was set for confirmation on August 7, 2026 as US attorney general after Senate Republicans shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Justice Department. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)