Trump Nominates Todd Blanche of Florida as Attorney General — Substrate
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Trump Nominates Todd Blanche of Florida as Attorney General
President Trump sent the nomination of Todd Blanche of Florida to the Senate on June 8, 2026 to serve as Attorney General. The nomination starts the Senate confirmation process that will determine who leads the Department of Justice for the remainder of the term.
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=== LATEST DEVELOPMENT (the current news — lead the headline and first paragraph with THIS) === [@BNONews] Trump has officially nominated Todd Blanche to be his attorney general, but some Republicans rema... Trump has officially nominated Todd Blanche to be his attorney general, but some Republicans remain hesitant.
His odds of being confirmed as AG are currently estimated at 69%, according to @Kalshi.
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[CBS News] Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general Washington — President Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general on Monday, aiming to formalize the onetime Trump defense lawyer's control over the Justice Department. Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Mr. Trump fire... [6984 chars]
=== EARLIER COVERAGE / BACKGROUND (context only — do NOT lead with this) === WASHINGTON, June 8, 2026 — President Trump formally sent the nomination of Todd Blanche of Florida to the Senate to be Attorney General.
The nomination triggers the Senate Judiciary Committee's review and eventual floor vote required to install a new head of the Department of Justice. Blanche, if confirmed, would assume oversight of roughly 115,000 employees across the department's components including the FBI, DEA, federal prosecutors, and civil rights enforcement divisions.
The action replaces the prior status in which the Attorney General position operated under an acting or holdover leadership structure following the 2024 election. Confirmation would install Blanche as the Senate-confirmed cabinet officer with statutory authority under Title 28 of the U.S. Code to direct all federal legal operations, grantmaking, and enforcement priorities.
The Senate must now schedule hearings, advance the nomination out of committee, and secure a majority vote for the change to take legal effect.
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Downstream, the confirmation timeline will set deadlines for the new Attorney General to submit required reports to Congress, begin Senate-confirmed leadership of ongoing litigation, and assume responsibility for signing off on major regulatory actions and settlements.
The Department of Justice components must prepare transition materials and the Senate Judiciary Committee must allocate staff resources to vetting. A confirmed Attorney General would also gain immediate authority to issue new enforcement guidance and shift prosecutorial discretion across active cases.
This marks the first Attorney General nomination sent to the Senate in the current presidential term. The White House transmitted the formal nomination document on June 8, 2026 under standard presidential authority to appoint cabinet officers with Senate advice and consent.
Primary sources: White House
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[Cnn] Trump formally nominates his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general President Donald Trump has formally tapped acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take on the top law enforcement job on a more permanent basis, sending his nomination to the Senate on Monday.
Blanche – formerly one of Trump’s personal lawyers – would succeed Pam Bondi, who was fired in April. The formal nomination now tees up the Senate confirmation process. Blanche will need just a majority vote to get confirmed, though his role in handling the Jeffrey Epstein files and in the attempt to create a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to benefit Trump’s allies could complicate the vote.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley indicated he will support Blanche and move quickly on the nomination. “Blanche is well-qualified and has shown his dedication to restoring law and order across our country. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s work to process Blanche’s nomination is underway,” Grassley said in a statement.
Active as acting AG Serving as acting attorney general, Blanche has secured indictments against some of Trump’s personal foes like former FBI Director James Comey, rolled back gun control measures and issued subpoenas to journalists for their sources.
” But critics, citing those same efforts, say that Blanche has effectuated the president’s personal and political agenda to use the Justice Department as his own attack mechanism. The nomination comes in amid pushback against Trump and Blanche over the proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate people who say they were wrongly prosecuted by the government.
The fund was initially announced as part of a settlement between the Internal Revenue Service and the president, his adult sons and the Trump Organization. Republicans on Capitol Hill revolted over the fund — with many especially anxious over the potential for January 6, 2021, rioters to get payouts.
Blanche essentially had to disavow the idea last week, and the Justice Department told two federal judges the plan is dead. However, several lawsuits are ongoing against the settlement. Blanche, for his part, has vociferously stated his desire for the job and his support for the president.
” “If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say: ‘Thank you very much, I love you, sir,’” he said. Epstein files and Maxwell interview Blanche will also face questions about how the Justice Department handled the Epstein files and his interview with Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.
According to a transcript of her recent interview with the House Oversight Committee, Bondi repeatedly said that Blanche was responsible. “He was in charge of the process and the entire release of the Epstein files,” Bondi said when asked for her role in the department’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
DOJ has released approximately 3 million files compelled by Congress, but Bondi was pushed to explain why another 3 million still have not been released. Blanche also will be asked about his interview with Maxwell he conducted last year. Shortly after, Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
The Justice Department has said the Bureau of Prisons is responsible for the move. This story has been updated with additional details. CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz, Kristen Holmes and Manu Raju contributed to this report.
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[@ABC] NEW: The Senate has formally received President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as at... NEW: The Senate has formally received President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, teeing off what could be a potentially contentious confirmation battle. Read more:
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[CBS News] Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general Currently acting attorney general, Todd Blanche may face an uphill confirmation battle from some wary Republican senators.
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[The New York Times] Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.
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com/us-news/pam-bondi">Pam Bondi</a>, was set to receive the nod.
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[ABC News] Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general The Senate on Monday formally received Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general.
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[The Guardian] Adam Schiff calls for Senate to ‘vigorously oppose’ Trump’s effort to make Todd Blanche his permanent attorney general – live <p>California Democratic senator says Blanche ‘has been unable to put aside his role as Donald Trump’s criminal defense lawyer and represent the American people instead’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/trump-nominates-todd-blanche-attorney-general">Trump nominates his ex-lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Donald Trump</strong> on Monday posted on Truth Social that “<strong>Israel</strong> and <strong>Iran</strong> must immediately stop ‘shooting’” before claiming an hour later that Israel and Iran were “looking to do an immediate ceasefire” and that “final negotiations on peace” were under way.</p><p>While he did not provide any further details, AFP reports that Trump had called Israeli prime minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu</strong> on Monday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jun/08/us-politics-latest-news-updates-trump-california-governor-midterm-elections">Continue reading...</a>
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[@Jerusalem_Post] US President Donald Trump formally nominated Todd Blanche, acting attorney general since April, t... US President Donald Trump formally nominated Todd Blanche, acting attorney general since April, to serve as attorney general, moving to install his former personal lawyer as the top US law enforcement official.
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[The Washington Times] Trump nominates Todd Blanche to permanent post as attorney general President Trump on Monday formally nominated Todd Blanche to be the U.S. attorney general, setting up a Senate confirmation battle.
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[CBS News] Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general Currently acting attorney general, Todd Blanche may face an uphill confirmation battle from some wary Republican senators.
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[ABC News] Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general The Senate on Monday formally received Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general.
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[The New York Times] Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.
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com/us-news/pam-bondi">Pam Bondi</a>, was set to receive the nod.
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[Al Jazeera] Trump nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general, setting up Senate fight Blanche, who currently serves as acting attorney general, has faced controversy over the Epstein files and January 6.
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[Los Angeles Times] Trump attorney general pick Todd Blanche could face confirmation challenges Blanche has faced criticism for the $1.8-billion "anti-weaponization fund" created to settle a lawsuit by Trump, two of his sons and their business against the IRS.
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