{"id":3373,"date":"2026-07-15T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3373"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:10:02","slug":"gasps-in-senate-hearing-after-todd-blanche-slips-in-stunning-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3373","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gasps&#8217; in Senate hearing after Todd Blanche slips in stunning reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, slipped in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, saying &#8220;I&#8217;m his lawyer&#8221; when asked whether he and Trump were &#8220;friends.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3371\">\u2018Facts are stubborn things\u2019: Judge ruling a \u2018masterclass\u2019 on smacking down Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blanche quickly corrected himself, but it was a moment that quickly went viral, with progressives calling it an admission that he continues to act in the interest of the president, and not for the American people. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, two of Blanche&#8217;s former colleagues penned a column saying that this was their precise concern that should be disqualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Critics on social media responded with swift condemnation and mockery. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Todd Blanche just said the quiet part out loud. He is DONALD TRUMP\u2019S LAWYER \u2014 not yours,&#8221; said the Senate Judiciary Democrats on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At least their plane tips didn\u2019t ever touch,&#8221; mocked legal commentator Chance the Lawyer on BlueSky.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Smooth,&#8221; said one New York lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Had it right the first time,&#8221; said South Dakotan Michael Freeman. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Talk about a Freudian slip,&#8221; commented Capitol Hill staffer Sara Guerrero.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;I&#8217;m his lawyer&#8217; Todd Blanche says in this hearing. He corrected after to &#8216;WAS his lawyer&#8230;&#8217; but the slip&#8230; ahem TRUTH&#8230; came out first,&#8221; said Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3370\">Republican corners attorney general hopeful over claim Trump IRS fund is \u2018moot\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane commented, &#8220;This is being circulated rapidly by aides here on Capitol Hill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Todd Blanche admitted the quiet part out loud: he still considers himself to be Donald Trump\u2019s lawyer. The Attorney General should be the people\u2019s lawyer, not the president\u2019s personal attorney,&#8221; the account for the progressive anti-corruption organization Stand Up America wrote on X. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I literally gasped,&#8221; quipped a conductor responding to ex-prosecutor Joyce Vance&#8217;s shock. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Todd Blanche just said the quiet part out loud,&#8221; quipped psychologist and researcher, Dr. Sam Youssef.<\/p>\n<p>Legal commentator Eric Columbus noted that despite his gaffe, Blanche hasn&#8217;t once mentioned that the Dow is over 50,000. Another attorney, Matt Szafranski responded, &#8220;The thing is, I&#8217;m not sure what he&#8217;s said is any better.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=3368\">Trump\u2019s forever war has entered a \u2018scary\u2019 new phase: Nobel economist<\/a><\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"314\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1048683047630057%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, slipped in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, saying &#8220;I&#8217;m his lawyer&#8221; when asked whether he and Trump were &#8220;friends.&#8221; 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