If confirmed by the Senate, Trump's former personal lawyer would become the administration's number one prosecutor.
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 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…
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.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he was "honored and humbled" that President Trump said he intended to nominate him to serve in the position permanently.
President Trump on Wednesday evening signaled he will name acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to officially serve as the nation’s top prosecutor. During a dinner at the White House, the president said that he will instruct Dan Scavino, the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, and other aides to nominate Blanche to the…
President Donald Trump announced that he planned to soon make Todd Blanche “permanent attorney general” months after he assumed that post in an acting capacity, according to a video posted by a White House aide on Wednesday night.
White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino shared a video on X of Trump making the announcement during a private dinner in the Rose Garden.
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…
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.
