Todd Blanche, whom President Donald Trump named to temporarily lead the Justice Department after Pam Bondi was ousted Thursday, has held two critical positions in his last two jobs.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) warned newly elevated Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that he has 30 days to release remaining Epstein files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act before facing criminal liability. Blanche, President Donald Trump's former lawyer in classified documents cases, replaced fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. The legislation…
While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image.
Blanche, who has served as deputy attorney general under Pam Bondi, previously represented Trump as his personal defense attorney.
Originally from the Denver suburbs, Blanche is a graduate of American University and Brooklyn Law School.
President Trump has discussed replacing Attorney General Pam Bondi with Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was adamant Thursday that Pam Bondi’s handling of government files related to sex predator Jeffrey Epstein did not play a role in President Trump’s decision to fire her. “A lot of what you just said about what happened to the attorney general is simply not true,” Blanche told Fox News...
Fox News’ Jesse Watters pressed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday whether he believed former Attorney General Pam Bondi mishandled files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi’s…
US Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving her post as head of the US Justice Department, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stepping in to serve as Acting Attorney General. (Source: Bloomberg)
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), one of the lead lawmakers behind the push to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, wants to know how the public feels about Pam Bondi being ousted as attorney general. “I support Trump firing Pam Bondi. Do you?” Massie posed to his followers on the social platform X on Thursday afternoon.…
