Pam Bondi's Successor Todd Blanche Poised To Lead DOJ Permanently After Trump Nomination

Pam Bondi's Successor Todd Blanche Poised To Lead DOJ Permanently After Trump Nomination

President Donald Trump has formally nominated Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to fill the role permanently. Blanche has led the Department of Justice for the past two months since former Attorney General Pam Bondi was removed from the post. Trump had signalled the move in advance, telling allies last week that he intended to make Blanche permanent attorney general. The formal nomination now sets up a confirmation process in the Senate. Sinc…

Trump’s AG pick accused of massive corruption cover-up

President Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, the current acting attorney general Todd Blanche, would be dangerous to democracy, experts warn.“A year ago, senators uncomfortable with the idea of Trump’s criminal-defense lawyer becoming the department’s No. 2 could point to Blanche’s testimony before the Judiciary Committee, where he said that ‘political prosecutions should never happen, period’ and that, if pressed to bring a bogus case,…

Confirming Blanche Might Finish Off Republicans’ Careers

Senate Republicans who vote to confirm Todd Blanche for attorney general should take heed: They will be haunted for the rest of their careers (some of which may very well end with the midterms) by the courageous survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s monstrous crimes.CNN reported that last week 19 Epstein victims “responded to The New York Times’s reporting that Blanche and other senior officials participated in Situation Room meetings to discuss how to…

Trump's AG pick Todd Blanche faces a contested Senate confirmation fight.

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general and a former personal lawyer to President Trump, faces a contested Senate confirmation, with senators in both parties raising questions over his handling of the Epstein files and a DOJ fund.