Inside Todd Blanche’s Audition for Attorney General
Behind-the-scenes lobbying by Harmeet Dhillon and Jeanine Pirro is fueling DOJ worries that Trump’s next pick could deepen politicization, insiders said.
- President Donald Trump has delayed naming a permanent replacement for fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, fueling intense behind-the-scenes lobbying among candidates eager to "impress" the president and secure the role.
- Following Bondi's exit, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche assumed day-to-day operations and has "taken screws that seemed fully turned and tightened them another notch," according to former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman.
- MAGA figures are backing Civil Rights Division Chief Harmeet Dhillon and Washington, D.C. prosecutor Jeanine Pirro for the position, while allies have floated pardon attorney Ed Martin as another candidate.
- Career prosecutors express doubts about politically charged cases, citing insufficient proof, while the department faces persistent low morale and controversy over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
- Trump seeks a loyalist to target political enemies and defend his agenda, with officials like Dhillon already investigating the 2020 election to legitimize the president's narrative of a stolen result.
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Inside Todd Blanche’s audition for attorney general
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche traveled to Florida on Monday where he met with a new prosecutor tapped to handle one of the most important cases to President Donald Trump — the investigation into former CIA director and Trump critic John Brennan.
DOJ panics over what Pam Bondi replacement candidates will do to 'impress Trump': report
With Donald Trump dragging his feet on officially nominating a replacement for fire Attorney General Pam Bondi, there are growing concerns within the Department of Justice about the behind-the-scenes lobbying by prospective candidates.The president was not clear about what led to Bondi’s ouster, but it is generally suspected that she was not quick enough, or successful enough, when it came to prosecuting the president’s enemies. There is also a …
Pam Bondi's Replacement Hilariously Roasts Reporter For Asking One Of The Dumbest Questions Ever - The American Tribune.com
In his first press conference after taking over for former Attorney General Pam Bondi following her firing by President Donald Trump, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche went full scorched earth on a reporter who asked a question about Trump’s four indictments that, according to Blanche and other conservatives, demonstrate the lack of intelligence of mainstream media journalists. During the press conference, Blanche announced the creation of th…
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