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Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, sworn in as US attorney general
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Todd Blanche has been sworn in as the U.S. Attorney General, officially taking charge of the Department of Justice after serving as acting attorney general since April.
- Blanche, 52, is Donald Trump's former personal attorney, having represented him in the New York hush-money case and other criminal matters before joining the administration as deputy attorney general in early 2025.
- Since assuming leadership, Blanche has overseen the departure of over 200 prosecutors and agents involved in Trump-related investigations and has promoted expansive theories of presidential power despite facing several courtroom setbacks.
- He replaces Pam Bondi, the previous Senate-confirmed attorney general, who was removed by Trump due to dissatisfaction with the DOJ’s handling of cases against the president’s political opponents.
- Bondi's tenure was marred by controversy over the mishandling of Jeffrey Epstein files, and Democrats accuse Blanche of continuing a pattern of stonewalling survivors and Congress regarding these and other investigations.
