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The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday, cementing the command of a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump over a Department of Justice that the president has sought to bend to his will.
The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House in 2025 with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. Blanche had already been leading the department in an acting capacity. His confirmation could free him to pursue the administration’s agenda even more aggressively.
The vote followed a tumultuous confirmation fight that exposed deep concerns from Democrats and even some Republicans about installing Trump’s close ally atop a Justice Department that historically prided itself on its independence from the White House.
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