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Nypost · · 542 words · By Victor Nava; Samuel Chamberlain
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Trump announces Todd Blanche will become ‘permanent’ attorney general See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Trump announces Todd Blanche will become ‘permanent’ attorney general See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GooglePresident Trump announced Wednesday evening that he plans to nominate Todd Blanche, his onetime personal lawyer, to serve as attorney general.

Common ground

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.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Those cases were shelved after Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 race for the White House.”
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Claim 2: “Blanche could have served in an acting capacity for 210 days after being named acting AG”
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Web search results specifically mention that Blanche could remain as acting attorney general for 210 days, with the clock running out on October 29.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During Donald Trump's second presidency, the Trump administration took a series of actions using the government to target his political opponents and civil society. News outlets described his actions …
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Claim 3: “signed off on the creation of a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund”
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Multiple sources confirm the creation of a $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund signed off by Blanche, although subsequent reports mention it was later nixed or blocked by a judge.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-extends-block-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told members of Congress Tuesday that the Trump administration's controversial $1.776 billion ...
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/g-s1-125268/justice-departmen…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 ... ... Todd Blanche. “As part of this settlement, we are setting up a ... The Fund will receive $1.776 billion and will come from the judgment ...
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-…
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Claim 4: “Trump elevated him from his deputy attorney general post after firing Pam Bondi.”
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Wikipedia confirms Blanche served as deputy attorney general since January 20 and became acting attorney general in April 2026. Web search results specify this occurred after Trump fired Pam Bondi.
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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 — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who serves as the acting United States attorney general since April 2026. Blanche has also served as the Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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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 …
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Claim 5: “Republicans hold a 53-47 majority [in the Senate]”
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Two independent news sources (NY Post and Al Jazeera) confirm the 53-47 Republican majority in the Senate.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Republicans currently have a 53-47 majority in the Senate.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/us-news/vivek-ramaswamy-wins-g…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the chamber
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/federal-funding-for…
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Claim 6: “The 51-year-old Colorado native will need to be confirmed by the Senate”
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Web search results confirm Blanche is 51 years old, a native of Denver, Colorado, and requires Senate confirmation for the permanent role.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 3, 2026 ... Blanche is 51 years old and a native of Denver, Colorado. He was a ... becoming Acting Attorney General, faces a closely watched Senate ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWrPOHElJFc/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... President Trump is expected to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent attorney general. Major Garrett reports on the reaction some top ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/some-republicans-share-skeptic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Even some Republicans in the Senate won't vote for him. 3w. El Blkeyz.
https://www.facebook.com/KMPHFOX26/posts/president-donald-tr…
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Claim 7: “Blanche has been the acting head of the Justice Department since April 2”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Todd Blanche has served as the acting United States attorney general since April 2026. This is further supported by web search results mentioning the April 2 date.
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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 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who serves as the acting United States attorney general since April 2026. Blanche has also served as the Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Blanche
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justic…
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Claim 8: “Blanche told NBC’s “Meet The Press” on May 3”
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Claim 9: “Blanche also helmed Trump’s defense in federal cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith accusing the president of unlawfully hoarding national security information at his Mar-a-Lago resort, as well as conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election.”
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Claim 10: “A former partner at New York’s venerable Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Blance repped the once and future president in a Manhattan criminal case in which Trump was convicted of 34 counts of altering business records to conceal hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.”
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Claim 11: “he’s overseen a sweeping crackdown on federal benefit fraud”
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Multiple sources report that Acting AG Todd Blanche oversaw a crackdown on federal benefit fraud, including tracking 8,000 active fraud cases and the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 7, 2026 ... Deputy AG Todd Blanche just revealed the administration is tracking over 8,000 active fraud cases across the country. The days of treating ...
https://www.facebook.com/DOJ/posts/acting-attorney-general-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 ... Deputy AG Todd Blanche just revealed the administration is tracking over 8,000 active fraud cases across the country. The days of treating ...
https://www.facebook.com/DOJ/posts/under-president-trump-and…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 ... Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announces the results of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud TAKEDOWN: 455 defendants charged in ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ720uWFirS/
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Claim 12: “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.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Dan Scavino shared a video on X of Trump making the announcement during a private dinner in the Rose Garden.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William John Pulte (born May 28, 1988) is an American businessman who has served as the acting director of national intelligence since June 2026. Pulte has additionally served as the director of the F…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States of America v. Donald J. Trump was a federal criminal case against Donald Trump, former president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 (and the current president of the United States si…
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Claim 13: “President Trump announced Wednesday evening that he plans to nominate Todd Blanche, his onetime personal lawyer, to serve as attorney general.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that President Trump announced his plan to nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General during a private dinner on June 3.
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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 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who serves as the acting United States attorney general since April 2026. Blanche has also served as the Unit…
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Claim 14: “Blanche separately appointed Joseph diGenova, an 81-year-old former DC US attorney from the Reagan administration, to oversee a Florida-based investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired over the last decade to undermine Trump.”
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Claim 15: “Blanche secured the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on charges of threatening to kill the president.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the claim that Todd Blanche secured an indictment of James Comey.
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