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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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George Chidi

Trump nominates his ex-lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

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Todd Blanche on Washington DC’s Capitol Hill on 2 June 2026. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general on Monday, lining up his former personal lawyer to be the country’s ⁠top ⁠law ⁠enforcement officer.

The US president suggested earlier this week that Blanche, who was appointed on an acting basis in April after the president fired Pam Bondi, was set to receive the nod. “He’s a very talented guy,” Trump told a podcast.

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