Blanche, who has served as deputy attorney general under Pam Bondi, previously represented Trump as his personal defense attorney.
President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, and Mr. Blanche, her deputy, will serve as acting attorney general, according to a person familiar with the decision.
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.
NBC News' Kristen Welker reports on the "bubbling" frustrations President Trump had with Pam Bondi before ultimately firing her. Todd Blanche will fill the position as acting attorney general.
Real America's Voice host Gina Loudon warned acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Friday that he must release the Jeffrey Epstein files, criticizing his statement that there is no evidence Epstein was a spy. Loudon said her audience predicted Pam Bondi's firing and expressed frustration that Blanche chose the day of Bondi's dismissal to make statements…
Originally from the Denver suburbs, Blanche is a graduate of American University and Brooklyn Law School.
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…
During an appearance on Jesse Watters' Primetime Thursday night, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stepped into the spotlight just hours after President Donald Trump tapped him to lead the DOJ following the sudden firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi. The post Acting AG Todd Blanche Breaks Silence After Bondi Ouster — Slams “Fake Narratives,” Vows DOJ…
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...
President Donald Trump’s decision to remove Pam Bondi as attorney general delivers a new disruption to an already embattled US Justice Department as it works to advance the administration’s policy goals and sometimes controversial prosecutions.
