Trump Loyalist Todd Blanche Steps Into AG Role
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Todd Blanche, former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, was sworn in as US attorney general after serving as acting AG since April. The Senate narrowly confirmed him 50-49, making him the second Senate-approved AG of Trump’s second term. Blanche, previously Trump’s deputy AG, has presided over mass DOJ staff departures and faced courtroom setbacks, while inheriting controversy from Pam Bondi’s tenure over Epstein files. Democrats opposed his nomination, with Collins and Murkowski voting no.
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- Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, sworn in as US attorney general The Guardian
- Trump’s former lawyers: Judge Emil Bove swears in Attorney General Todd Blanche at the White House CNN
- Sen. Bill Cassidy says Blanche vote was not ‘black-and-white’ Politico
- The race to unseat Philly Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr. is taking shape Inquirer.com
- Blanche formally sworn in as attorney general The Hill
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