{"id":361449,"date":"2026-07-15T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cnns-first-reactions-to-todd-blanches-senate-confirmation-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:00:18","slug":"cnns-first-reactions-to-todd-blanches-senate-confirmation-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cnns-first-reactions-to-todd-blanches-senate-confirmation-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s first reactions to Todd Blanche&#8217;s Senate confirmation hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3RzzTR8EBrc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"CNN's first reactions to Todd Blanche's Senate confirmation hearing\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3RzzTR8EBrc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be attorney general, is facing a high-stakes Judiciary Committee hearing. 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