Trump Nominates Todd Blanche for U.S. Attorney General

Overview

• The White House formally sent Blanche's nomination to the Senate on Monday, June 8, starting Judiciary Committee review while he remains acting attorney general.
• Blanche has led the Justice Department as acting attorney general since April after Pam Bondi's departure amid criticism over the Jeffrey Epstein files.
• His prior role as President Trump's personal defense lawyer and his actions as acting AG, including expedited probes and charges linked to political foes, have raised questions about his impartiality.
• Blanche backed a controversial roughly $1.8 billion compensation fund proposal that drew bipartisan criticism and helped prompt skepticism from Republican senators such as Thom Tillis.
• The Judiciary Committee holds a narrow 12–10 Republican majority and Blanche will need most GOP senators to back him to advance to a full Senate vote, where confirmation could depend on very tight margins or a vice-presidential tie-breaker.