Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar confronted attorney general nominee Todd Blanche over the treatment of ChongLy “Scott” Thao, a Hmong American U.S. citizen whom federal agents removed from his St. Paul home at gunpoint during an immigration operation. Thao said agents entered without a judicial warrant, led him outside barely clothed in freezing weather and detained him until they confirmed he had no criminal record. The exchange reflected a broader pattern in Blanche’s testimony, as he repeatedly resisted condemning alleged abuses or committing to hold officials accountable for misconduct.
