Yesterday Senate Judiciary asked Todd Blanche a pretty simple question.
Not about DOJ policy or his record.
Kennedy just asked if he and Trump are friends.
Blanche's answer: "I'm his lawyer… was his lawyer. And now I'm the deputy attorney general."
Three tries to land on an answer.
The gap between "I'm his lawyer" and "was his lawyer" does a lot of work in about half a second.
A lot of us have had that moment.
Client texts you at 9pm about something that isn't a legal question.
Client wants to grab a drink.
Client starts every call with "so between us" before it's actually between you.
The line between counsel and confidant gets blurry fast, and most of us have felt that half-second stammer live, in a room, with real stakes on the other side of it.
Blanche's version just happened on C-SPAN with a Senate seat on the line.
Reconvenes today and confirmation isn't a lock either.
After Sen. Graham's death, Judiciary Republicans only have one vote to spare.
So there's a real chance the next few hours produce another moment like yesterday's.
Is that something you’ll be checking in on today?