Thursday, June 4th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Contributor Richard Porter and Miranda Devine, host of Pod Force One
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche boasted Thursday that he is installing "roadblocks" inside the Justice Department to prevent Democrats from prosecuting President Donald Trump after his term ends — the latest in a string of moves critics say have turned the DOJ into a personal protection service for the president."We can just keep on exposing it and…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche—who is currently struggling to secure Senate support for his nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice—revealed he is placing “roadblocks” to make it harder for Democrats to prosecute President Trump and his administration after he’s out of office. Blanche made the declaration in an interview with…
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…
President Trump wants his former criminal defense lawyer to be the next U.S. attorney general, overseeing the Justice Department and serving as America's chief law enforcement officer. Todd Blanche is already the acting attorney general. Nancy Cordes has more details.
“We are going to make him permanent attorney general,” Trump said at a Rose Garden event.
Deputy White House chief of staff Dan Scavino predicted Wednesday that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation would move “very quickly,” offering the clearest indication yet that the administration intends to seek Senate approval for one of President Donald Trump’s closest legal allies. Scavino announced Wednesday that the president…
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.
President Trump announces plans to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice after Pam Bondi's firing.
