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Tillis Cancels Survivor Meeting, Cornyn Skips Hearing Before AG Vote

8/5/2026

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A staffer cancelled Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)’s invited meeting with survivors after they waited minutes.
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) refused to hear survivors before casting vote on Attorney General Blanche’s confirmation.
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) would not back Attorney General Blanche’s confirmation without meeting survivors.
Survivor Danielle Bensky called Attorney General Blanche’s meeting a “box-checking exercise” that secured Senator Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) vote and noted no explanation for redaction failures.

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Story summary

A staffer cancelled Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)’s invited meeting with survivors after they waited minutes.
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) refused to hear survivors before casting vote on Attorney General Blanche’s confirmation.
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) would not back Attorney General Blanche’s confirmation without meeting survivors.
Survivor Danielle Bensky called Attorney General Blanche’s meeting a “box-checking exercise” that secured Senator Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) vote and noted no explanation for redaction failures.