Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn't 'a toady,' urges senate to confirm Trump's AG pick

Former Attorney General Bill Barr is calling on Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, arguing the former Trump defense lawyer's close relationship with the president should be viewed as a strength — not a conflict of interest.

In a Wall Street Journal opinion column, Barr, who served as attorney general under the first Trump administration, said Blanche should be confirmed, calling him well-qualified and saying he "will run the department as effectively as anyone could under President Trump...