Todd Blanche
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Todd Wallace Blanche is an American attorney and former prosecutor who has served as the acting United States attorney general since April 2026. Blanche has also served as the United States deputy attorney general since January 2025 and as the acting librarian of Congress since May 2025; the legality of the latter appointment has been disputed.
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Oct 1, 2026
Lean Left
As attorney general, announced Trump's firing of Roger Rogoff as US attorney in Seattle in July, a move now blocked by a federal judge.
The Lean Left views Blanche as the architect of DOJ politicization, using his office to purge prosecutors who don't align with Trump's personal and political priorities.
Sep 28, 2026
Far Left
The US attorney general argued that White House access is a privilege not a right, defending the ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico.
From the left, Blanche is a loyalist enabling Trump's assault on press freedom and democratic accountability, and his legal arguments are intellectually bankrupt.
Aug 23, 2026
Far Right
Attorney General Blanche announced a $400M TikTok settlement, vowing to 'come after' Big Tech for child privacy violations.
Blanche gets credit for finally treating Big Tech as an adversary, but the settlement is seen as a weak slap on the wrist; true accountability would break up the platforms or ban them outright.
Aug 22, 2026
Far Right
As Attorney General, he has stated he will re-examine the law twisted by Biden's DOJ that allowed abortion pills to be mailed illegally.
Conservatives see this as a long-overdue correction of a dangerous loophole that bypasses state laws and parental consent.
Aug 10, 2026
Far Left
The US attorney general attended Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, signaling Washington's backing of the new Colombian government.
Morena sees his presence as proof that the United States is buttressing a right-wing project in Latin America.
Aug 9, 2026
Lean Right
Confirmed as US attorney general on Saturday after clearing the Senate despite rare Republican pushback.
Lean Right readers see him as Trump's loyalist at DOJ, earning praise for challenging a bureaucracy they believe went after conservatives.
Aug 9, 2026
Center
Confirmed as attorney general Saturday morning after a late-night deal with key holdouts including Senator Bill Cassidy.
Moderates are uneasy that a personal defense lawyer for Trump now runs the Justice Department, testing whether prosecutorial independence survives a loyalty-first administration.
Aug 9, 2026
Far Left
Confirmed as attorney general after acting in the role since April, despite GOP concerns about his unwillingness to rein in Trump.
The far left considers a Trump loyalist at the Justice Department a final nail in the coffin of independent prosecution and democratic accountability.
Aug 9, 2026
Center
The former personal lawyer of Donald Trump was confirmed by the US Senate as attorney general.
This American political development signals a tightening of Trump's grip on the Justice Department, which pragmatists note could mean more aggressive US pressure on Iran.
Aug 9, 2026
Center
The US Senate confirmed Trump's former personal lawyer as attorney general in a 50-49 vote.
For Renaissance, putting a personal lawyer atop American justice raises fears of politicised law enforcement that undermines allied trust.