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Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Trump to Nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General After 2 Months in Acting Role
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 4

Trump to Nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General After 2 Months in Acting Role

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4

Summary

  • Trump said Wednesday night he will move "very quickly" to make acting Attorney General Todd Blanche the permanent head of the Justice Department.
  • Blanche has led the department on an interim basis since early April, when Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  • The announcement, delivered in a video posted by Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino from a White House Rose Garden Club Dinner, turns days of expectation into a formal presidential decision.
  • Blanche, Trump's former defense attorney, now faces a Senate confirmation process that earlier reports said could draw resistance from some Republicans.

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