President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
Blanche’s tenure has included a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that drew bipartisan backlash and was later withdrawn, officials said.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump indicated he will nominate Attorney General Todd Blanche permanently, stating in an interview that Blanche is "doing a very good job at DOJ."
- Blanche has served as acting attorney general since April, when Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and elevated him from deputy attorney general.
- Under Blanche, the DOJ has pursued indictments against the Southern Poverty Law Center and Cuban President Raul Castro, alongside a second case against FBI Director James Comey.
- After approving a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund tied to a $10 billion IRS settlement, Blanche confirmed Tuesday that the DOJ would "not be moving forward" with the initiative.
- During an interview with The New York Post's Pod Force One, Trump dismissed speculation regarding Ron DeSantis, stating his confidence in Blanche has grown since the initial appointment.
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Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
“We are going to make him permanent attorney general,” President Donald Trump said at a Rose Garden event.
Trump says he plans to nominate Blanche for Attorney General | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
President Donald Trump has indicated that he plans to nominate the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to take on the role on a permanent basis, the latest move by the president to place loyalists in top jobs across the government.
Trump Announces AG Pam Bondi's Replacement — Democrats FREAK OUT
President Donald Trump told a private gathering at the White House this week that he has settled on a replacement for former US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump will nominate now-acting AG Todd Blanche, according to a video of the president at a dinner in the Rose Garden announcing his decision posted to X by adviser Dan Scavino. “Tomorrow I’m instructing Dan and everybody else that’s involved in that very complicated process, which is gonna go…
Trump Announces His Pick To Be Attorney General
President Donald Trump told a private gathering at the White House this week that he has settled on a replacement for former US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump will nominate now-acting AG Todd Blanche, according to a video of the president at a dinner in the Rose Garden announcing his decision posted to X by...
Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as US attorney general
President Donald Trump said he would move to nominate acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to permanently lead the Justice Department, which would make his former personal lawyer the nation’s top law enforcement officer. “He’s acting attorney general. Tomorrow. I’m instructing Dan (Scavino) and everybody else that’s involved in that very complicated process – which is going to go, I think, very quickly – that we are going to m…
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