Trump will nominate Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and acting AG, to lead DOJ, stirring controversy over loyalty and politicization.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.

Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally on Thursday, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.

“We are going to make him permanent attorney general,” Trump said at the Rose Garden event.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    At least he’s a really shitty lawyer and used to losing? This is from 2024:

    Who is Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s lawyer in his Stormy Daniels hush money trial?

    Donald Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush career at a New York law firm to become the first attorney in history to defend a former U.S. president at a criminal trial, and felt the heat almost immediately when a judge questioned his credibility.

    Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, is lead lawyer defending Trump in his trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. He is also handling several other criminal cases for Trump, who is known for cycling through lawyers.

    Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York

    On May 30 at 5:07 pm EDT, Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts,[369] making him the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a felony.[370]