Trump Nominates Todd Blanche as Permanent Attorney General
At a press conference shortly after being named acting attorney general, he told reporters the job was “the greatest honor of a lifetime.”
President Donald Trump formally sent the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the Senate on Monday. Blanche, who defended Trump against what many conservatives rightly identified as a years-long lawfare campaign, has led the Justice Department since Trump removed Pam Bondi in April. He was previously confirmed as deputy attorney general on a 52-46 party-line vote in 2025.
Blanche has made no secret of his commitment to the role. At a press conference shortly after being named acting attorney general, he told reporters the job was “the greatest honor of a lifetime.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) moved quickly to signal his support, calling Blanche “well-qualified” and saying the committee’s work to process the nomination is already underway. Grassley’s endorsement signals that Republican leadership is prepared to move.
The confirmation does have one significant complication: the Justice Department’s proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, a settlement tied to the disclosure of Trump’s tax records intended to compensate people who claim they were wrongly targeted by the government. The fund triggered a sharp bipartisan revolt, with Republican senators particularly alarmed at the prospect of payouts to January 6 defendants. Blanche told lawmakers the department would “not be moving forward” with it and confirmed as much in court filings, but the episode gave a handful of GOP senators reason to withhold their support.
The most vocal of those holdouts is outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who has conditioned his vote on Blanche publicly condemning the January 6 Capitol riot. Tillis is leaving Congress in January, and the demand reflects that more than any serious legal objection.
Democrats have lined up in opposition. Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-NY):
“Donald Trump has been engaged in the most corrupt enterprise in the history of the presidency. Todd Blanche apparently has not noticed.”
Confirmation hearings will also surface questions about the Epstein files. Former AG Bondi told the House Oversight Committee that Blanche “was in charge of the process and the entire release.” Roughly half of the congressionally compelled files remain unreleased, and senators are likely to press him on that gap.
Blanche will also face criticism over prosecutions targeting Trump’s political adversaries, cases the left-leaning press has worked to discredit. He has defended them and shown no sign of retreating, pointing to the Justice Department’s broader focus on violent crime, immigration enforcement, and fraud. His supporters argue that record demonstrates exactly why Trump selected him for the permanent position.
The Senate will now decide whether that record is enough.
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by permanent does that mean until he does something djt doesnt like
lets hope true justice prevails and america starts to unwind the leftist takeover that has put us into a 3rd world country status
Of course that’s what permanent means. How else could it be?
Which is exactly what DJT wants. What’s your point?
“Democrats have lined up in opposition. ”
Oh, heck. No problemo. All Blanche has to do is tell them recalcitrant dems that “Trump is my boy. I’m his wingman”, ala Eric Holder, and he will sail right through confirmation.
He’s honest, smart, and impartial. Therefore, the Dems will fight like the third monkey on the Ark.
Dems? Least of our problems.
Weasel Whisperer Tom Tillis, who has a blocking vote in committee, has announced that he will NOT vote to allow the confirmation unless Blanche unequivocally condemns the J6 demonstrators.
Tillis isn’t running for re-election. Maybe he needs to take a meeting behind a woodshed.
Democrats are gearing up for this. Expect truly bad behavior at the confirmation hearing, including RINO Tillis’ middle finger.