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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at House Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026.
"He's never given up his primary role: Donald Trump’s chief defender in court," said Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats.
President Donald Trump on Monday officially asked the Senate to confirm his former personal lawyer and "henchman," Todd Blanche, as US attorney general, despite concerns from senators in both major parties and various other critics about the man currently leading the Department of Justice on an interim basis.
