Todd Blanche hasn't stopped putting Trump ahead of the law. That's why he can't be attorney general

The U.S. attorney general is often called the people’s lawyer because he or she serves the public interest by guarding the legal rights of taxpayers, residents, victims of crimes, and the environment.

But the attorney general is not supposed to be the White House consigliere, abusing the rule of law, carrying out political vendettas, and protecting the powerful.

Todd Blanche has shown he works solely for the president and not the people.

That is why he should not be confirmed after the Senate Judiciary Committee meets on Wednesday regarding his nomination to be the permanent attorney general.

Blanche, who has been serving as the acting attorney general, is willing to do whatever President Donald Trump wants.

He will even go to extremes to protect the president from political or legal trouble.

In fact, Blanche has not been able to separate himself from his prior role as Trump’s personal defense attorney, in which he was paid nearly $10 million by a political action committee.

In that capacity, Blanche represented Trump in the losing criminal case involving a scheme to illegally influenc ...