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sop

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3. Unfortunately, there's no constitutional requirement the U.S. Attorney General must be a licensed lawyer,

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 10:07 AM

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however the Judiciary Act of 1789 does say the U.S. Attorney General must be "learned in the law."

Blanche does have a law degree, and he clearly is sufficiently "learned in the law" to know how to break it, so that mignt be enough to get him confirmed by Senate Republicans.

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