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Todd Blanche

U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to a reporter outside of the West Wing entrance at the White House in Washington on May 27, 2026. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Jun 9, 2026

Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney general

President Donald Trump formally nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, moving to install his former personal lawyer as the top U.S. law enforcement official.

Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump, departs court in New York on Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
May 12, 2025

Deputy AG who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, was named acting librarian of Congress.