Trump Expected To Nominate Todd Blanche As Permanent Attorney General
On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, several sources told CBS News that President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general permanently.[1]
Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in April 2026.[1] He previously was deputy attorney general and one of Trump's personal defense attorneys.[1] Trump told New York Post columnist Miranda Devine on June 2, "I think he will," and said he had no other candidates in mind.[1] If formally nominated, Blanche would still need Senate confirmation.[1]
Trump fired Pam Bondi in April 2026, and Blanche stepped in as acting attorney general.[1] The Senate confirmed Blanche as deputy attorney general in 2025 on a 52-46 party-line vote, a prior margin that could foreshadow partisan contention if his nomination moves forward.[1] MS NOW also reported that Trump planned to nominate Blanche.[2]
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- Several sources told CBS News on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, that President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general permanently.
- Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in April 2026 and previously was deputy attorney general and one of Trump’s personal defense attorneys, according to the CBS News report.
- In a June 2, 2026 interview with New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, Trump said “I think he will” be the permanent attorney general and said he had no other candidates in mind.
- The article notes the Senate must confirm Blanche if he is nominated and that he was previously confirmed as deputy attorney general in a 52-46 party-line vote in 2025.
- The reporting was published by CBS News on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 9:57 PM Central.
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- On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that President Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general permanently.
- CBS reports that Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in April 2026, and that he previously was deputy attorney general and one of Trump’s personal defense attorneys.
- Trump reiterated in a June 2, 2026 interview with New York Post columnist Miranda Devine that 'I think he will' be the permanent attorney general and said he had no other candidates in mind.
- The article notes that the Senate must confirm Blanche and that he was previously confirmed as deputy attorney general in a 52-46 party-line vote in 2025.