The Republican-led Senate has voted to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, placing President Donald Trump’s ...

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

By Devlin Barrett The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Trump’s criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche to take the No. 2 position at the Justice Department, where he has vowed to end the ...

FILE - Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump departs court, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) The Associated Press ...

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

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, placing President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney in a key ...

The Senate voted 52-46 along party lines to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, installing one of President Donald Trump’s top personal defense lawyers in the No. 2 position at the ...

The confirmation by the Senate of President Trump’s defense lawyer, Todd Blanche, as deputy attorney general gives Attorney General Bondi her right hand man as she aims to build a “new Department of ...

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