Todd Blanche, the former personal lawyer of Donald Trump, was sworn in as U.S. Attorney General on Monday, having won Senate confirmation by a narrow margin of 50-49 votes. He replaces Pam Bondi, whom Trump had fired in April. Blanche has been serving as acting attorney general since then.
Written by the local model on 2026-08-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Todd Blanche, the former personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, has been sworn in as U.S. Attorney General after being narrowly confirmed by the Senate in a 50-49 vote. This confirmation came despite controversy surrounding his nomination, and marks a significant shift in leadership at the Department of Justice.
Written for “Trump's New Attorney General” on 2026-08-31,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
The article's own words the score was based on. Each is quoted
verbatim and was checked against the article text before being
stored, so you can find it in the original.
Leaning score -0.25 for article 611 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-08-27
