Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche sworn in as U.S. attorney general

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Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche sworn in as U.S. attorney general. (2026, August 11). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7302269?cmp=rss

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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.

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Todd Blanche, the former personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, was sworn in as the new attorney general on Monday after receiving a narrow confirmation from the Senate in a vote of 50-49. This comes just months after Trump fired Pam Bondi, who had previously held the position, in April. Blanche had been serving as acting attorney general since then.

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Todd Blanche PERSON · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Blanche PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Pam Bondi PERSON · 1× Senate ORG · 1×

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Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche sworn in as U.S. attorney general Todd Blanche, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, was sworn in on Monday as attorney general after narrowly winning Senate confirmation in a 50-49 vote.

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2026-08-11 · CBC News

Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche sworn in as U.S. attorney general · assertive framing

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Blanche → swear → vote

Blanche had been serving as acting attorney general since Trump fired Pam Bondi in April. asserted

Trump → serve → April