US Senate confirms Trump’s ex-lawyer Blanche as attorney general
Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, was set for confirmation on August 7, 2026 as US attorney general after Senate Republicans shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Justice Department.(Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche was confirmed as US attorney general on Saturday after Senate Republicans shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Justice Department.
Blanche has been serving as acting attorney general since Trump fired Pam Bondi, another political loyalist, in April.
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