Trump poised to nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general
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President Trump is set to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general, potentially ending his two-month acting tenure. Blanche, a loyal ally who has pursued indictments against Trump critics and rolled back gun-control measures, has faced criticism for politicizing the DOJ. The nomination could come tonight as controversy swirls around a nearly $1.8 billion plan to compensate people claiming wrongful government prosecutions, a fund Republicans opposed and which Blanche later abandoned.
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