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Todd Blanche, as “embarrassing” and “ridiculous” and revealing Blanche’s desire to quickly appease Trump and persuade him to make his appointment as America’s top justice official permanent. The new grand jury indictment
issued a sub-award to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) – under which the NIAID is housed – later terminated the grant, based on allegations that Covid may have
Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel listens during a news conference at the Justice Department on Tuesday in Washington.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3586x3585+1153+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc9%2F43%2Ffa0dd6c242cabb19cedafe76f41d%2Fap26111792128302.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/g-s1-118275/southern-poverty-law-center-fraud-charges-paid-informants) ### [Law](https://www.npr.org/sections/law/) ### [Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal
Todd Blanche faces pressure from the president to go after Trump's perceived political enemies. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi created the working group as one of her [first acts](https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46698/attorney-general-memos-weaponization-trump)
issued by the Department of Justice, setting out the legal argument for various methods of execution. It touted steps for “restoring and strengthening” the death penalty as integral to the pursuit of justice. “The Department
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has since said Trump has the [“right”](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/acting-doj-chief-blanche-says-trump-has-right-influence-investigations-2026-04-07/) to direct investigations at the justice department. One of the top contenders for this mission is an official