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Public commenter urges Senate not to confirm Todd Blanche, cites unreleased files and risk to survivors
Summary
A public commenter urged the Senate to reject Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney, alleging millions of unreleased files, claims that no further convictions were possible, weaponization of the DOJ, and the release of survivors’ personal information in a "botched" process.
A public commenter urged the Senate not to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney, saying survivors’ interests have been harmed by his handling of records and that the nominee’s statements and actions raise concerns about safety and accountability.
“The survivors are correct,” the commenter said, and added that “Todd Blanche should not be confirmed as attorney,” framing their remarks as aligned with survivors’ demands. The commenter alleged that “there are still 3,000,000 files” that have not been released and said Blanche “has claimed that there's no possibility for further criminal convictions.”
The commenter also accused Blanche of having “weaponized the DOJ” and of endangering survivors by having “released their personal information in an incredibly botched process.” They said it was beyond them to understand why the nominee would receive any votes and concluded, “we join the survivors in demanding that the senate not confirm Todd Blanch[e].”
The transcript provides no record of any response from officials, no formal motion or vote, and no identification of the speaker beyond the public comment. The remarks in this transcript are presented as the commenter’s allegations and characterizations; the claims about unreleased files, the nominee’s statements on convictions, and the handling of survivors’ personal information were not substantiated within the provided remarks.
