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Cassidy Backs Blanche for AG | Salt Lake City News
Senator Bill Cassidy has flipped and now backs Todd Blanche for attorney general, sealing his confirmation with a crucial vote that could force Vice President JD Vance to break the tie. With Republicans holding a razor-thin Senate majority and Democrats expected to oppose, Cassidy’s support is the make-or-break moment. Blanche won over skeptical GOP senators by ending the controversial “anti-weaponization fund,” and Cassidy credits input from Louisiana prosecutors and former AG Bill Barr in his decision. Despite past tensions with Trump and acknowledging Blanche’s missteps, Cassidy insists…
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