Trump announced deputy attorney general, who was his former personal attorney, would act up until permanent replacement is confirmed
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After Pam Bondi was sacked by Donald Trump on Thursday, her former deputy Todd Blanche is taking over the justice department until a permanent replacement is confirmed.
Blanche was the president’s personal attorney before being appointed deputy attorney general in Trump’s second administration. He represented him in the hush-money case brought by former porn star Stormy Daniels. He also served as Trump’s lead defense lawyer in the Mar-a-Lago documents case.
Trump praised Blanche as “a very talented and respected Legal Mind” when he announced him as acting attorney general in a social media post on Thursday.
