A leaked recording of Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Department of Justice has intensified scrutiny over the administration's abortion agenda after Todd Blanche privately told religious leaders he was working to make the Supreme Court's landmark Dobbs decision 'permanent in every state.'
The remarks, made during what participants were told was an off-the-record conference call, have fuelled fresh debate over abortion access and come as Blanche's nomination to become Attorney General advances through the Senate confirmation process.