WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche (R) departs after testifying before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche (L) arrives for testimony before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speaks during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) speaks during a hearing with acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) listens as acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Ranking member Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a hearing with acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Ranking member Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (L) and Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) listen as acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)