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After Attorney General Pam Bondi’s firing, President Trump’s former lawyer has now been elevated to the highest law enforcement post in the country. But how did Todd Blanche go from being Trump’s criminal defense lawyer to being the acting Attorney General of the United States? Here’s what to know.

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Sara Gonzales celebrates Trump firing Pam Bondi but warns acting AG Todd Blanche is ‘neck-deep in the deep state'

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Yesterday, President Trump announced on Truth Social that the administration was parting ways with Attorney General Pam Bondi. He thanked the former Florida AG for her service and said that she would be transitioning to an unspecified new job in the private sector, while Deputy AG Todd Blanche steps in as acting attorney general.BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales…

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What to know about Todd Blanche, acting AG after Bondi firing

Todd Blanche will take over the Justice Department in an acting capacity following President Trump’s ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi. It’s the highest perch yet for the former New York prosecutor and white-collar defense attorney, who came into Trump’s orbit as one of his personal lawyers until the president catapulted Blanche into the Justice…

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Interim Attorney General Todd Blanche, who assumed the role from Pam Bondi on Thursday, said he wants to distance the Department of Justice from its work on the Epstein files in the future. The Epstein files have been a thorn in the DOJ leadership’s side for the past year, culminating in a new law that…

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Following her firing, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced her departure on X, framing the transition on favorable terms. Bondi stated she would spend the next month transitioning to Todd Blanche before moving to a private sector role while continuing to support President Donald Trump. She claimed leading Trump's efforts to enhance safety and security was…

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