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US Attorney General Todd Blanche with President Donald Trump at a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on April 15, 2026. [AFP]
Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, was sworn in as US attorney general on Monday, taking the reins of a Justice Department the president has repeatedly pressured to exact revenge on his political foes.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted video on X of Blanche's swearing-in ceremony, which was held in the Oval Office with Trump in attendance. "Congratulations to a great lawyer and an even better man!" Leavitt said.
The 52-year-old Blanche was confirmed as the chief US law enforcement officer by the Senate last week after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Justice Department.
