Trump’s Former Lawyer Is Now Attorney General

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 08, 2026 · 52 words

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Trump’s Former Lawyer Is Now Attorney General NewsFeed Trump’s Former Lawyer Is Now Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lawyer, is now US attorney general after a 50-49 Senate vote, following controversy over his DOJ role, the Epstein…

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lawyer, is now US attorney general. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lawyer, is now US attorney general.

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Claim 1: “Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lawyer, is now US attorney general”

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Multiple independent news organizations (EuroNews, The Guardian, BBC News, Deutsche Welle, and Al Jazeera) identify Todd Blanche as the US Attorney General or Acting US Attorney General.

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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: “Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lawyer”

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Multiple independent sources (CNBC, Flipboard, and Denver7) confirm that Todd Blanche previously served as Donald Trump's personal or criminal defense 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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Claim 3: “Todd Blanche... is now US attorney general after a 50-49 Senate vote”

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Four independent news sources (Nypost, Deutsche Welle, France24, and The Guardian) explicitly report that the US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General with a 50-49 vote.

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