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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alanna Durkin-Richer and Lisa Mascaro

Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general by one vote in Senate

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General in an early-morning vote.

It cements the authority of Donald Trump’s former personal attorney over a Justice Department that the president has sought to bend to his will.

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