Who is Todd Blanche?

Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, taps Todd Blanche as acting replacement

President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, ending a tenure marked by mounting frustration over the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and a string of politically sensitive prosecutions that never materialized.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, will step in as acting attorney general while the White House weighs a permanent replacement. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly under consideration for the job.

Blanche served as the Deputy Attorney General, acting as the second-in-command behind Bondi at the Justice Department over the past year. [American Almanac.com]

Before joining the leadership at the Justice Department, Blanche was a federal prosecutor. He has close professional ties to the president through his past legal work, having served as Trump’s criminal defence attorney in two federal cases brought during the Biden administration, as well as being a key figure on Trump’s defense team during his New York ‘hush money’ case.

Upon his appointment as acting attorney general, Blanche posted a statement on X thanking Trump for the trust and opportunity, while praising Bondi for leading with “strength and conviction.”

He stated that under his leadership, the department will “continue backing the blue (a reference to law enforcement officials), enforcing the law, and doing everything in our power to keep America safe.”
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