President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role permanently, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role permanently, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Todd Blanche had held the job in an acting capacity since Pam Bondi's departure. Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide. President Donald Trump announced that he planned to soon make Todd Blanche, who leads the Justice Department on an acting basis, the “permanent attorney general,” a move that would install a fervent loyalist at the top of the nation’s law enforcement apparatus.
Todd Blanche is reacting to news of his expected nomination to serve as attorney general of the Justice Department. Deputy White House chief of staff Dan Scavino predicted Wednesday that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation would move “very quickly,” offering the clearest indication yet that the administration intends to seek Senate approval for one of President Donald Trump’s closest legal allies.
Semafor reported the story as "Trump to nominate Blanche as attorney general." CBS News reported the story as "Todd Blanche reacts to Trump's expected attorney general nomination." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Trump could keep Todd Blanche atop DOJ even if Senate confirmation stalls."
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12 sources have covered this story, including CBS News, Washington Examiner, Washington Times and PBS NewsHour and 8 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 49 minutes ago.
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