In pushing to prove his loyalty to President Donald Trump, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has agitated the same Republican lawmakers whose votes he may need to secure the permanent job. Blanche insists he’s not auditioning for the job of attorney general. But a succession of splashy, eyebrow-raising moves since he took the position on an acting basis last month have left no doubt about the impression he’s hoping to make on the president who appointed him. The latest maneuver has put Blanche at the center of a Republican firestorm as he aims to establish himself as the perfect person for the job for the remainder of the president’s term.