1200 Former DOJ Officials Warn Senate Against Confirming Todd Blanche as Attorney General

What was said

"Under Blanche's leadership, approximately 16,000 employees have left. Let me repeat that. 16,000 employees have left, and departures aren't slowing down. They include FBI agents and analysis and field offices across the country and more than a quarter of the department's attorneys."

Over 1,200 former Department of Justice officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership urging rejection of Todd Blanche's nomination as Attorney General. The letter details mass exodus of 16,000 DOJ employees, illegal firings based on political grounds, and systematic dismantling of civil rights, environmental, and public corruption enforcement. Former officials warn that Blanche has created a culture of fear, abandoned the DOJ's mission-critical work, and prioritized loyalty to the president over the rule of law.