Todd Blanche, the acting Attorney General who has already reshaped how the Department of Justice approaches cryptocurrency enforcement, is heading to Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in mid-July.
President Trump nominated Blanche for the permanent role in June 2026, roughly two months after he stepped into the acting position in April. The mid-July timeline follows the required 28-day paperwork period, meaning senators will have had just enough time to review his record before the questioning begins.
From Trump’s defense table to the DOJ’s top seat
Blanche first entered the DOJ as Deputy Attorney General in early 2025, and his tenure there was anything but quiet.
On April 7, 2025, Blanche issued a memo titled “Ending Regulation by Prosecution” that sent shockwaves through the crypto industry. The directive fundamentally reoriented the DOJ’s approach to digital assets, shifting focus away from prosecuting cryptocurrency platforms and toward targeting individual criminals engaged in fraud and cyber crimes.
