(FILES) Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general early on August 8, 2026 after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Department of Justice. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche swears-in before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general early on August 8, 2026 after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Department of Justice. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

FILE - Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, talks with ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, before the start a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh,File)

President Donald Trump listens before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick watches. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sen. Thomas Tillis, R-N.C., walks through the U.S. Capitol during a recess, Friday, August 7, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., departs the U.S. Capitol prior to a confirmation vote for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, walks through the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol during a vote, Friday, August 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)