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Senate confirms Todd Blanche, Trump's former lawyer, as Attorney General

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 235 words · By Video by Camille KNIGHT
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What to know about Senate confirms Todd Blanche, Trump's former lawyer, as Attorney General

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Claim 1: “The US Senate has confirmed Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as attorney general”
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The claim is directly confirmed by Wikipedia, which identifies Todd Blanche as the 88th United States attorney general, noting he served in an acting capacity from April 2026 until his confirmation in August. This is further corroborated by two independent news reports via Flipboard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colin Michael McDonald (born February 13, 1988) is an American attorney and prosecutor who has served as the United States assistant attorney general for the national fraud enforcement division since …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McDonald_(attorney)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katie Phang v. Todd Blanche is a lawsuit brought by legal analyst and journalist Katie Phang against the United States Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging that Blanche had not complied with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phang_v._Blanche
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the 88th United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity from April 2026 until his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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Claim 2: “Blanche previously represented Trump as his private attorney in several criminal trials before joining the administration.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Blanche's role as Trump's private attorney. A TikTok summary citing Reuters explicitly states he was 'Trump’s personal defense attorney in multiple criminal cases,' and another source identifies him as 'Trump’s N.Y. Criminal Trial Lawyer.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — President Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury was a lawsuit brought against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by President Donald Trump in January …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Internal_Revenue_Serv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who is the 88th United States attorney general, having served in an acting capacity from April 2026 until his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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