President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
Summary
President Donald Trump announced he will nominate Todd Blanche as the permanent U.S. attorney general. Blanche has been acting in the role since April and is known for supporting Trump’s agenda in the Justice Department.Key Facts
- Todd Blanche is currently the acting attorney general and former personal lawyer to President Trump.
- President Trump plans to formally nominate Blanche to be attorney general.
- Blanche became acting attorney general after Pam Bondi was fired in April.
- He moved quickly to investigate people seen as opponents of President Trump.
- Blanche proposed a $1.8 billion fund to pay allies who say they were unfairly targeted politically, but the plan was dropped after criticism.
- Some Democrats and Republicans oppose Blanche, worried he acts more like Trump’s personal lawyer than a neutral official.
- Blanche appointed Joseph diGenova to investigate if officials tried to harm Trump over the past decade.
- He denies politicizing the Justice Department and says his goal is to fix past abuses from the Biden administration.
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