Montana AG Knudsen leads coalition urging Senate to confirm Todd Blanche

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced he led a 23-state coalition urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the next U.S. attorney general.

Knudsen sent the letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, Ranking Member Richard Durbin and other committee members. He said Blanche focuses on public safety, fraud involving taxpayer dollars and work with state attorneys general.