Blanche will oversee daily operations of the department while working directly under Attorney General Pam Bondi.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, placing ...

Mr. Blanche has served as President Trump’s personal criminal defense attorney since 2023. Although Durbin observed that ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche, former criminal defense attorney for Donald Trump, as Deputy Attorney General in a 52 ...

Democrats have long argued that Blanche is yet another example of a key Justice Department nominee whose loyalty lies ...

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Todd Blanche, former defense attorney for Donald Trump, as deputy attorney general, putting ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump departs court, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo ...

Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and pick for deputy attorney general refused to commit on Wednesday to recuse from any Justice Department investigations involving the criminal cases in ...

If confirmed by the Senate, Blanche would be second-in-charge at the Justice Department. Todd Blanche, the criminal defense lawyer who represented President Donald Trump in the New York hush money ...

Pete Kiehart for The New York Times By Devlin Barrett Reporting from Washington Todd Blanche, President Trump’s lawyer and the nominee to be the No. 2 official at the Justice Department ...

Todd Blanche’s nomination to become deputy attorney general, a position known for running the day-to-day operations of the department, is one in a string of examples of Trump looking to install ...

Senate Democrats grilled Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, on whether he would blunt attempts to interfere with the Department of Justice (DOJ) if confirmed as ...