Attorney general nominee Todd Blanche pressed on controversial Trump fund, Epstein files

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Todd Blanche, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, was challenged by Democratic senators on his ability to lead the Justice Department free from the demands of the president in the first of two days of confirmation hearings on Wednesday.