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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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.
Aug 9, 2026
Lean Left
The former Trump lawyer was narrowly confirmed as US attorney general by a 50-49 Senate vote, making him the second loyalist in that post.
Socialistes warn that a personal attorney to Trump now controls federal prosecutions, confirming fears of politicised justice and democratic regression in America.
Aug 9, 2026
Lean Left
Confirmed as attorney general in a 50-49 vote after serving as Trump's personal defense lawyer.
Lean left views his confirmation as the privatization of the Justice Department into a presidential legal shield, threatening any accountability case against Trump.
Aug 8, 2026
Far Left
Trump's nominee for attorney general lost Lisa Murkowski's vote and faces a narrowing confirmation path, with Trump saying he will keep Blanche in the job as acting AG anyway.
For the far left, Blanche is a MAGA loyalist whose abortion enforcement promises show the GOP wants the Justice Department turned into a weapon against reproductive rights and political opponents.
Aug 7, 2026
Center
His nomination for attorney general remains stalled by Senate Republican holdouts, according to Cramer.
Moderates see this as a rare instance of Republican pushback on a Trump loyalist, but worry that the holdouts are procedural theater rather than a durable check on the administration.