两名众议院民主党议员已在共和党在中间选举中的大败后，开始酝酿弹劾总检察长特德·布兰克的议案，认为民主党若能在参议院获得足够的共和党支持，有望将其罢免。
Two House Democrats are already floating the impeachment of Attorney General Todd Blanche after the GOP’s sweeping midterm election defeats, suggesting Democrats could win enough Republican support in the Senate to remove him from office.
众议员洪·约翰逊（D-佐治亚州）和德布拉·罗斯（D-北卡罗来纳州）于周四表示支持弹劾布兰克，就在两天前民主党刚刚夺得众议院和参议院的控制权。
Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) voiced their support for impeaching Blanche on Thursday, just two days after Democrats won control of both the House and Senate.
“我个人认为，特德·布兰克的罪行令人触目惊心，必须弹劾、定罪并罢免他，”约翰逊在接受《丹·阿布拉姆斯秀》采访时表示。“这只是我个人的看法。我认为他试图动摇法治的行径不能不予回应，”他补充道。
“I personally believe that the offenses of Todd Blanche demand that he be impeached and convicted and removed from office,” Johnson said in an interview with SiriusXM’s “The Dan Abrams Show.”“That’s my personal opinion. I think his efforts to undermine the rule of law can’t go unaddressed,” he added.
约翰逊在接受节目主持人丹·阿布拉姆斯的提问时回应，民主党如何应对司法部（DOJ）据称利用权力进行政治报复的问题。
Johnson was responding to a question from host Dan Abrams about how Democrats could address the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged use of its authority to pursue political retribution under President Trump.
罗斯随后在节目中表示认同约翰逊的评估，但也建议民主党应先针对国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯进行弹劾。
Ross, who appeared on the program after Johnson, agreed with Johnson’s assessment, but also suggested Democrats target Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth first.
“100%”，罗斯在被问及是否支持弹劾布兰克时回答。“但我认为我们应该先从赫格塞斯开始。”随着特朗普政府的国防部长可能在下周面临弹劾表决，众议员托马斯·马西（R-肯塔基州）正在主导相关行动。
“100 percent,” Ross said when asked whether she supported impeaching Blanche. “But I think we should start with Hegseth.”The Pentagon chief could face an impeachment vote as soon as next week, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) spearheading the effort.
罗斯表示，她也预期会有针对布兰克的弹劾决议案，她告诉阿布拉姆斯：“我无法想象我们不会有这一步。”她指出，得益于民主党在参议院的多数优势，弹劾程序的结果可能与以往试图罢免特朗普的努力有所不同。
Ross said she also expected an impeachment resolution against Blanche, telling Abrams, “I can’t imagine we won’t have one.”She pointed to Democrats’ newly won Senate majority as a reason impeachment proceedings could have a different outcome than previous efforts to remove Trump from office.
“当你拥有56名民主党议员，且仍有部分反对特朗普的共和党议员在场时，这类事情有可能发生，”罗斯说。
“When you’ve got 56 Democrats, and there are still some Republicans who have bucked Trump who are there, there is a chance that some of this will happen,” Ross said.
司法部长布兰克在司法部的领导层面临 renewed 审查，包括其干预阿拉斯加州参议院选举的行为。
Blanche’s leadership at the DOJ has faced renewed scrutiny, including its intervention in Alaska’s Senate election.
特朗普指示该部门提起诉讼，寻求在特定情况下阻止对该场竞选的认证结果——如果参议员丹·沙利文（共和党-阿拉斯加州）输给民主党人玛丽·佩尔托拉的话。他辩称，加入一名与沙利文名字相似的候选人可能会迷惑选民，并可能影响竞选结果。
Trump directed the department to file a lawsuit seeking to block certification of the race under certain circumstances if Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) lost to Democrat Mary Peltola, arguing that the addition of a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan’s could confuse voters and potentially affect the outcome of the race.
司法部在周四也发生了一起高调的人事离职，其民权司负责人哈米特·迪隆在因其对民权执法的工作处理方式面临数月批评后，宣布辞职。
The DOJ also saw a high-profile departure on Thursday when Harmeet Dhillon, the head of its Civil Rights Division, announced her resignation following months of criticism over her handling of civil rights enforcement.