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I’ve learned that some of the cases that have been publicly reported to be under investigation by the Department of Justice have been dismissed or no longer being pursued.

That history does not matter one bit.

This process should be about Mr. Blanche and how he will go forward in a difficult job, and how the American people can be best served.

I have not approached it that way.

I will vote for Mr Blanche. Mr Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this, but the choice is not between perfection and Mr Blanche; it is between Mr Blanche and another acting attorney general who may not run the department…

He can advise the president, but the president is not obligated to take his advice

This is the rationale for having a Senate confirmed attorney general with more leverage to push back

I will be criticized for this vote

I am particularly concerned about episodes of apparent lawfare, DOJ bringing suits against political enemies.

I am realistic that President Trump can be unrelenting on this, but this will be true no matter who the attorney general is.

I will vote for Mr. Blanche. I'll be criticized for this vote. What's new? But the people of Louisiana can be assured that I worked hard to understand the issue and to make the right decision.

All considered, I will vote for Mr Blanche.

This is not a referendum on President Trump, it is a decision regarding Mr Blanche, in very specific circumstances.

It must stop. It should stop now.

This does not serve the American people well.

Mr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this. But the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche.

A never-ending cycle of prosecuting political enemies undermines the rule of law, degrades the public's trust in our institutions, and makes our politics more extreme.

I'll be criticized for this vote. What's new?