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 1, 2026
Far Right
Blanche is the attorney general nominee whose confirmation is in limbo after Trump threatened to withdraw him unless GOP holdouts fall in line.
For the Right he is the test of whether Trump can force the Justice Department back toward political accountability or whether the establishment will keep blocking the president's agenda.
Jul 30, 2026
Center
Blanche, Trump's attorney general nominee, faces a standoff over his refusal to put his promise to undermine the IRS deal in writing.
Centrists see Blanche as caught between the president and Senate, testing whether nominees can be independent or merely loyal to Trump.
Jul 30, 2026
Far Left
Interim attorney general nominee facing Senate GOP rebellion over his refusal to put promises on paper regarding the Trump IRS deal.
Far left sees Blanche as a corrupt enforcer for Trump; his nomination fight reveals the transactional nature of Republican governance.
Jul 29, 2026
Far Left
Senate Democrats press Blanche over withdrawn Times subpoenas as his nomination for attorney general advances.
Far left believes Blanche will politicize the Justice Department as a Trump loyalist, threatening accountability.
Jul 25, 2026
Far Left
Trump's acting attorney general nominee faces a difficult Senate confirmation fight after Fetterman's opposition.
The far left opposes Blanche as a Trump loyalist likely to further politicize the Justice Department.
Jul 22, 2026
Far Left
Ty Cobb called Blanche an enabler in Trump's legal defense.
Far left sees Blanche as a legal hack defending a corrupt regime; his role is to slow walk accountability.
Jul 20, 2026
Far Left
Blanche is mentioned as being more loyal to Trump than to the law, in the context of discussions about integrity under Trump's new nominees.
Blanche represents the legal rot at the DOJ; far left sees him as a tool who enables Trump's lawlessness while pretending to uphold the rule of law.
Jul 19, 2026
Far Left
Trump's nominee for Attorney General told Epstein victims to 'do the legwork' for prosecution, refusing to prioritize justice.
Blanche encapsulates the total capture of DOJ by Trump loyalists; far left sees this as proof the justice system only works for the powerful.
Jul 18, 2026
Far Left
Trump's acting attorney general faced a confirmation hearing that is essentially a loyalty test for Senate Republicans.
Blanche is a Trump loyalist being installed to protect the president from accountability; far left sees this as Justice Department capture.
Jul 17, 2026
Far Right
Attorney general nominee Todd Blanche met privately with Angel Mom Jennifer Bos, convincing her he understands the fight against illegal immigration crime.
Viewed as a potential ally in the Justice Department who may reverse the Biden-era approach to border crime victims.