President Donald Trump ousted Pam Bondi from the attorney general role on April 2, then announced that “very talented and respected Legal Mind” Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal attorney, would be stepping in to serve as acting attorney general.
In the months since, several names have been floated as possible long-term picks for the position, including EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas.
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The president announced his choice of nominee at a private White House Rose Garden dinner on Wednesday: acting AG Blanche.
In a video shared to social media by deputy White House Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, Trump said, “Tomorrow I’m instructing Dan and everybody else that’s involved in that very complicated
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