President Donald Trump will nominate his acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to be the country’s top prosecutor, he said Wednesday evening.
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the role as early as Wednesday night, CNN's Kristen Holmes reported, citing a source familiar with the decision.Blanche has been serving as the acting AG since Pam Bondi was ousted in April. Blanche, who is Trump's former defense attorney, has overseen several…
President Trump will formally nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department, with the paperwork expected Thursday.Why it matters: Confirmation would keep the Justice Department in the hands of Trump's former criminal defense attorney, who has used his tenure to fight judges, indict former FBI director James Comey and dismiss…
“We are going to make him permanent attorney general,” Trump said at a Rose Garden event.
Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.
President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role permanently, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the position in a permanent capacity as soon as Wednesday evening, according to several reports. Blanche has led the Justice Department in an acting capacity since former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s firing in April. Blanche also once served as a personal lawyer…
President Trump on Wednesday evening announced that he is nominating Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General. The post JUST IN: President Trump Announces He is Nominating Todd Blanche to Serve as Attorney General (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
During a White House dinner this evening, President Trump told the audience he was going to officially nominate Todd Blanche to fill the open position as U.S. Attorney General tomorrow. [Video from Dan Scavino] President Trump with an announcement tonight at the @WhiteHouse… Congratulations @TheJusticeDept @DAGToddBlanche—🇺🇸🦅 pic.twitter.com/7C7N0Gjall…
Todd Blanche has been serving as the acting attorney general. A formal nomination to the post would be the president’s latest move to place loyalists in top government jobs.
