A growing number of former colleagues of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche have united ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing to beg he not be confirmed.
Prosecutors Mimi Rocah and Perry A. Carbone penned Wednesday morning an MS NOW editorial in which they explained why they've joined hundreds of colleagues in the belief that Blanche is not an appropriate choice for an attorney general.
"As federal prosecutors, we were taught that our duty was to pursue justice fairly, impartially and independently — not to bring or win cases at all costs, to advance political agendas or to serve powerful individuals," wrote Rocah and Carbone.
"In our view, Blanche has turned his back on these principles. It has been painful to watch."
The prosecutors argued Blanche has put President Donald Trump's needs before those of the people he was supposed to represent and serve.
Rocah and Carbone, both alums of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, listened a slew of actions have taken as deputy and acting attorney general they argued perverted the course of justice.
They highlighted the firing of FBI agents, Blanche's Ghislaine Maxwel interview, the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, and the dismissals of convictions against Proud Boys linked to the Jan. 6 riots.
"We regarded Blanche highly at SDNY, but we feel obligated as former officers of the Justice Department to speak plainly — as did more than 1,200 other DOJ alumsopposing his nomination," they wrote.
"Our concern is not political; all presidents are entitled to appoint senior Justice Department officials who share their law enforcement priorities. Our concern is institutional: whether the Justice Department will continue to exist to serve the American people and whether Americans will have faith in its decisions and actions."