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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Jul 17, 2026
Lean Right
Described IRS settlement as typical during confirmation hearing for attorney general.
Criticized for defending a sweeping immunity deal for Trump, seen as enabling cronyism.
Jul 17, 2026
Far Left
Blanche faced Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for confirmation as Attorney General, with his loyalty to Trump under scrutiny and a judge issuing a stunning rebuke.
The far left views Blanche as a Trump loyalist being installed to further corrupt the Justice Department, with the hearing revealing the decay of legal norms under the regime.
Jul 16, 2026
Lean Left
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to secure permanent confirmation as AG.
Lean Left critics see Blanche as a Trump loyalist who will continue politicizing the DOJ, particularly after he claimed the anti-weaponization fund is dead and faced questions on Epstein file mishandling.
Jul 16, 2026
Far Left
Blanche is Trump's pick for Attorney General, facing confirmation as a servile DOJ leader.
Blanche's nomination signals the final capture of the Justice Department for political retribution and cover-ups.
Jul 15, 2026
Far Right
77 former DOJ officials urged the Senate to confirm him as attorney general, while a Federalist article criticizes him for not ending Biden's mail-order abortion scheme.
Blanche is a Trump loyalist whose confirmation is seen as essential to dismantle weaponized justice and stop what the far right calls an illegal abortion pill distribution scheme.
Jul 15, 2026
Lean Right
Trump nominee for Justice Department, facing confirmation debate framed as a test of the rule of law.
Lean Right sees Blanche's confirmation as a battle against partisan attacks on Trump's picks and distrusts the Senate's authority to block a president's attorney.
Jul 15, 2026
Far Left
Acting Attorney General under fire for not releasing Epstein files and for anti-press actions like persecuting political enemies.
Far left views Blanche as Trump's personal lawyer weaponizing the DOJ to suppress dissent and protect the powerful.
Jul 13, 2026
Far Left
Trump is pushing Blanche to become attorney general despite his connections to the Epstein case, with GOP senators lining up behind him.
Far Left view Blanche as a corrupt Trump lackey whose confirmation would further weaponize the Justice Department against political enemies.
Jul 13, 2026
Far Right
Trump's attorney general nominee faces a confirmation threat from a letter signed by about 1,200 DOJ alumni, which critics say reveals hyper-partisan bias.
The far right sees this as a coordinated deep state attack to block a loyalist from cleaning house at the Department of Justice, and the letter's partisan makeup confirms their distrust of federal law enforcement.
Jul 10, 2026
Far Left
Blanche, Trump's nominee for a senior Justice Department role, performed poorly in his confirmation hearing.
Far left sees this as evidence of Trump's incompetence and desire for a revenge-driven DOJ pick.