President Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general.
Blanche has been the acting head of the Justice Department since April 2, when Trump elevated him from his deputy attorney general post after firing Pam Bondi.
White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino shared a video on X of Trump making the announcement during a private dinner in the Rose Garden.
“Tomorrow I’m instructing Dan and everybody else that’s involved in that very complicated process, which is gonna go I think very quickly, that we are going to make [Blanche] permanent attorney general,” Trump said.
Blanche had up to 210 days to serve in the role in an acting capacity.
Blanche, who served as Trump’s personal attorney before being elected to a second term, will need to be confirmed by the Senate.
In an interview with “Pod Force One” Tuesday, Trump appeared satisfied with the job Blanche has done as acting AG, during which he’s overseen a sweeping crackdown on fraud and signed off on a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that he has since said the department will not move forward with.
“I wanted to see how he’s received … and he’s done a very good job,” Trump said of Blanche.
