Adam Schiff Tries to Embarrass AG Nominee Todd Blanche, but It Wasn't a Fair Fight
Blanche defended his conduct and said he was recused from the matter Schiff raised.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYRedState is an established conservative outlet, but this is an opinion article with highly partisan language rather than a transparently reported account. The author is named, while the article offers little independent sourcing to verify its central interpretation.
- Source type — Opinion-first publisher; this page is explicitly an opinion-style article.
- Editorial standards — The article uses overtly partisan insults and does not distinguish its interpretation from reported fact consistently.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
- Source diversity — The article includes hearing excerpts but offers little independent corroboration or competing context.
The article supplies excerpts from the hearing and a relevant chronology, but relies heavily on one perspective, makes unsupported evaluative assertions, and uses loaded language. The quoted exchange provides some primary-source material, but the article does not meaningfully test the competing claims.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents excerpts from both participants, but its narration overwhelmingly endorses Blanche’s account and ridicules Schiff. It does not substantially explore the basis for Schiff’s concern or independently assess the competing claims.
- Counterarguments presented — Schiff’s questions appear in excerpts, but his underlying argument receives little fair explanation.
- Loaded language — Frequent insults and emphatic ridicule strongly favor one side.
- Source diversity — The piece offers no independent sources beyond the hearing excerpts.
- Opinion vs reporting — Opinion and factual narration are blended throughout.
The article strongly favors Blanche and attacks Schiff through repeated insults and dismissive framing. Its language and selection of claims convey a clear conservative, anti-Schiff perspective.
- Language tone — Uses pointed insults and derogatory descriptions of Schiff while presenting Blanche favorably.
- Framing — Frames the exchange as Schiff’s failed attempt to embarrass Blanche.
- Source selection — Relies on Blanche’s rebuttal and the author’s interpretation, with little independent context.
At Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation hearing, Adam Schiff questioned him about the Justice Department’s decision not to release part of Jack Smith’s report. Blanche said the decision predated his role and that he was recused; the article argues Schiff’s accusation was unfair.
During Blanche’s Senate confirmation hearing, Schiff questioned him about the unreleased second volume of Jack Smith’s report on the classified-documents investigation and said Blanche had a conflict of interest. Blanche replied that he was not involved in the decision, was recused, and did not support releasing the report. The article says Blanche was not acting attorney general when the department decided against releasing it or when Judge Aileen Cannon made her final ruling.
The article portrays the exchange as an unsuccessful attempt by Schiff to embarrass Blanche and uses strongly critical language about Schiff. It also mentions scrutiny of Smith’s tenure and a brief exchange in which Schiff asked Blanche about his past as a prosecutor; Blanche replied that he was the same person.
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Part of a bigger story
13 OUTLETSOutlets agree that attorney general nominee Todd Blanche testified at his Senate confirmation hearing, fielding questions regarding meetings with Jeffrey Epstein survivors and a disputed $1.8 billion settlement fund that Blanche said is not moving forward. Left-leaning outlets, including The Daily Beast, focus on criticism challenging Blanche's fitness and the settlement fund's enforceability. Center outlets, such as Politico, emphasize how undecided Republican senators leave Blanche's confirmation prospects uncertain. Right-leaning outlets, including Fox News, highlight Blanche confronting Senator Adam Schiff over ethics and recusal rules.
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