Todd Blanch is the Attorney General for the Trump administration.
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AmericastSep 16, 2026
As of 2026-09-16, Todd Blanche held the office of U.S. Attorney General for the Trump administration: the Senate confirmed him 50-49 on August 8, 2026 (Grassley and Schiff statements, Euronews/AP) and the DOJ profile says he was sworn in on August 10, 2026, with AP's October 2026 coverage still calling him Attorney General.
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… But to use this kind of language, I mean, it's Donald Trump. He finds new and interesting ways to go over the top with rhetorical flourishes. Now his attorney general, Todd Blanch, was um out in the sunshine in the Rose Garden yesterday, uh, taking questions from reporters, and of course, this decision came up. Um, it was, uh, you know, is it appropriate for the president to be talking about the Supreme Court this way? …
Americast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General by a 50-49 vote, as reported in Sen. Grassley's primary-source statement dated August 8, 2026.[2]
Supports. The official Department of Justice profile states Blanche was sworn in as Attorney General on August 10, 2026, and is directing the Department's enforcement priorities.[3]
Supports. Euronews (citing AP) reports the Senate confirmed Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general, and AP's October 2026 photo captions and coverage continue to identify him as Attorney General.[1][4][5]
Context. Blanche had served as Acting Attorney General after Pam Bondi's removal in April 2026 before his formal confirmation, so the 'Trump administration' attribution is consistent with the sources.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Trump's Justice Department pushes a spate of politically sensitive cases as midterm elections nearapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Grassley Applauds Todd Blanche's Confirm...judiciary.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Todd Blanche - Office of the Attorney Generaljustice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney generaleuronews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5As midterms loom, Justice Department keeps taking aim at Trump foesadn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Who is Todd Blanche, the new acting attorney general?wbaltv.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Todd Blanche, Trump's former lawyer, is the new Attorney General of the United Statesen.ara.cat · not rated · cited for: context
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