US EditionWho Is Todd Blanche, the Acting Attorney General After Pam Bondi’s Ouster?
Blanche led Trump’s defense in multiple criminal cases and later oversaw the release of Epstein files as Justice Department’s second-in-command.
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Who is Todd Blanche, the acting Attorney General after Pam Bondi’s ouster?
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is now serving as acting Attorney General after President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi from the role. In his announcement about Bondi’s ouster on Truth Social, Trump called 51-year-old Blanche a “very talented and respected legal mind.” Blanche, for his part, thanked the president “for the trust and the opportunity to serve as Acting Attorney General.” “We will continue backing the blue, enforcing…
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NBC WashingtonWho is Todd Blanche? What to know about ex-Trump lawyer turned acting attorney general
Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client. Blanche, whom Trump elevated Thursday from deputy attorney general to acting U.S. attorney general, rose to prominence representing the president in criminal cases that consumed the four years between his first and second terms. Blanche, a former federal prosecutor and law firm partner, led Trump’s criminal defense team, representi…
Blanche was Trump's former criminal defense lawyer and represented the President of the United States. Department of State in several cases
In recent years, Todd Blanche has been the lawyer to whom the president of the United States, Donald Trump, repeatedly used his time of need. Read more (04/03/2026)
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