Todd Blanche Takes on a Deranged (and Preemptively Pardoned) Dirtbag Named Adam Schiff
Blanche disputed Schiff’s accusation and defended his conduct during a Senate hearing.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYTwitchy is a blog, and this article is strongly opinionated rather than a carefully sourced account of the hearing. It names an author and embeds social media material, but provides little independent evidence or context for the central dispute.
- Source type — A blog with an openly partisan, commentary-driven presentation.
- Editorial standards — The article uses insults and presents one side of the exchange without examining the underlying allegations.
- Author attribution — An author is identified, though only by a shortened name.
- Transparency — Social media posts are embedded, but the article provides little original sourcing or verification.
The article includes quotations and embedded posts from the hearing, but it does not explain the substance of the ethics allegations or establish which account is accurate. Its loaded language and one-sided selection make it weak as reporting.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article is overwhelmingly one-sided: it adopts the accusation that Schiff lied, uses personal attacks, and provides no detailed account of Schiff’s claims or independent evidence to assess them.
- Counterarguments presented — Schiff’s question and accusation appear, but their factual basis is not explained or examined.
- Loaded language — The author uses strongly derisive descriptions of Schiff and Hirono.
- Source diversity — The presentation centers Blanche’s response and supportive posts, with no independent assessment.
- Opinion vs reporting — Opinionated commentary dominates the reporting of the hearing exchange.
The article strongly favors Blanche and attacks Schiff and Hirono through derisive language and selective presentation. Its framing and the included commentary align clearly with a pro-Republican, anti-Democratic perspective.
- Language tone — Uses repeated personal insults toward Schiff and Hirono while praising Blanche.
- Framing — Presents Blanche as exposing Schiff’s dishonesty without substantiating the underlying dispute.
- Source selection — Includes supportive social media reactions and no countervailing perspective.
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Todd Blanche and Sen. Adam Schiff clashed over Schiff’s accusations that Blanche violated ethics rules. Twitchy’s article portrays Blanche favorably and attacks Schiff and Sen. Mazie Hirono in highly partisan language.
The article says Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee after President Trump nominated him to become attorney general. It highlights Blanche’s response to Adam Schiff, who accused him of ethical violations; Blanche said Schiff’s account was untrue and objected to being accused and misrepresented. The article also quotes Schiff asking what happened to Blanche.
The author disparages Schiff and Hirono, characterizes Schiff as preemptively pardoned, and uses social media posts to reinforce the article’s favorable view of Blanche. The piece offers no detailed account of the underlying ethics allegations.
Community verdict
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SWIPE →Acting attorney general and nominee who challenged Schiff’s account at the hearing
Senator who accused Blanche of ethical violations during the hearing
Schiff's version of this story ↗President who nominated Blanche
Senator who questioned Blanche at the hearing
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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