WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters as he walks into his office at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks into his office at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters as he walks into his office at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters as he walks into his office at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters as he walks into his office at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters as he walks into his office at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is starting its final week before their five-week summer recess and are expected to hold a vote on the nomination of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in the coming days. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)