Todd Blanche’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where it was not immediately clear whether he would be confirmed given that he can afford to lose only two senators on a party-line vote.

The DOJ has faced intense scrutiny for not releasing enough documents from the Epstein files and not redacting enough women's names and photographs.

At a forum, the professor raised concerns about how Blanche’s conflicts of interests involving 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump would undermine the Department of Justice’s independence.

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a crucial vote in a divided chamber, became the second Republican on Friday to announce that she would oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination for the post, putting his bid in jeopardy.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined Sen. Susan Collins in saying she won’t vote for attorney-general nominee Todd Blanche.