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Trump to nominate Blanche for attorney general on permanent basis

Blanche for attorney general on permanent basis US President Donald Trump has said he will nominate Acting Attorney General Todd

President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general ![Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before

US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights

nominated by former President Barack Obama. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote on the social

Pam Bondi claims Todd Blanche was ‘in charge’ of ‘entire release’ of Epstein files

Acting Attorney General,” she said in her testimony. “And he managed this 2 investigation -- and it was a Herculean task -- with very little error.” If formally nominated by Trump to be attorney general

Former prosecutor pursued by Trump calls for crackdown on election lies: ‘Lying can be held to account’

nominated to incredibly important positions appears to be loyalty, rather than expertise,” said Weissmann. “I worked at the Department of Justice. I worked at the FBI. I don’t think anyone could say [current

Takeaways from Iowa's primaries. And, DOJ nixes Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

nominate candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House in advance of this fall's midterm elections. **Stephen Maturen/Getty Images** Stephen Maturen/Getty Images - 🎧 **In the upcoming midterm elections, Lahn will compete against Rob Sand

Senate Republicans start debate on ICE funding package

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche recently told members of Congress the administration has scrapped plans for the [anti-weaponization fund](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/g-s1-125268/justice-department-trump-anti-weaponization-fund-pause), which appeared to ease bipartisan concerns among lawmakers. However, Trump later avoided

Border czar promises 'mass deportations are coming' to fulfill Trump's promises

nomination that I wanted to get DHS out of the headlines," [Mullin told *Newsmax.* He said](https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/markwayne-mullin-dhs-ice/2026/05/05/id/1255335/) that just on May 5 this week, the agency arrested over 1,900 people, and last

From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up

acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement Thursday](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-soldier-charged-using-classified-information-profit-prediction-market-bets). “Widespread access to prediction markets is a relatively new phenomenon, but federal laws protecting national security information fully apply.” ![A woman member

Bondi distances herself from botched release of Epstein files | First Thing

nominated by Trump to be attorney general on a permanent basis, Blanche would require confirmation from the US Senate. - **Why is the release of the files under scrutiny?** Several lawmakers as well as survivors

Harmeet Dhillon: DoJ lawyer a top contender for Trump’s retribution mission

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