Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general
Acting attorney general Todd Blanche is sworn in during his confirmation hearing in July. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenActing attorney general Todd Blanche is sworn in during his confirmation hearing in July. Every Democrat rejected Blanche’s nomination.“Mr Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this, but the choice is not between perfection and Mr Blanche,” Cassidy said Friday on the senate floor announcing his decision.
- ▪Acting attorney general Todd Blanche is sworn in during his confirmation hearing in July.
- ▪Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenActing attorney general Todd Blanche is sworn in during his confirmation hearing in July.
- ▪Every Democrat rejected Blanche’s nomination.“Mr Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this, but the choice is not between perfection and Mr Blanche,” Cassidy said Friday on the senate floor announcing his decision.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 25 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 2 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general — International homepage
- ▪ Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General — PJ Media
- ▪ Todd Blanche, Trump's ex-lawyer, confirmed as US attorney general — BBC News — World
- ▪ Blanche ‘honored’ after Senate confirms him as US attorney general in narrow vote – US politics live — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Blanche survives Republican defectors as Trumps gets his new attorney general — Fox News
- ▪ Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote — New York Post
- ▪ Bill Cassidy Will Back Todd Blanche as Attorney General, Salvaging His Confirmation — NYT > Top Stories
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Acting attorney general Todd Blanche is sworn in during his confirmation hearing in July. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenActing attorney general Todd Blanche is sworn in during his confirmation hearing in July. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesTrump administrationTrump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney generalMajor win for president as former personal lawyer wins approval despite outcry over $1.8bn slush fundSam LevineSat 8 Aug 2026 04.47 EDTLast modified on Sat 8 Aug 2026 04.48 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US senate voted to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general in a major win for Donald Trump, who will now have his one-time personal attorney sitting atop the nation’s law enforcement…
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