WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: A member of his staff hods up a poster while Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks at the confirmation hear for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)