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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, sworn in as US attorney general

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Todd Blanche before a Senate judiciary committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general in July. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Todd Blanche has been sworn as the US attorney general, cementing Donald Trump’s installation of his former personal attorney as head of the Department of Justice.

Blanche, who has been serving as acting attorney general since April, was confirmed in his new position during a ceremony at the White House on Monday. The 52-year-old is the second Senate-confirmed attorney general of Trump’s second term, after Pam Bondi, who was ousted earlier this year.

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