Trump chose Blanche to join former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was picked to become attorney general.The deputy is a key administrative post in the Justice Department, helping formulate and implement policies while supervising agencies such as the FBI.
When Trump’s first attorney general, Jeff Sessions, recused himself from investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed special counsel Robert Mueller. Trump tried to halt Mueller’s inquiry and fired Sessions after the 2018 midterm election.
Gaetz applauded the Blanche decision in a post on X, sharing "We are building an incredible team at the Department of Justice in the Trump/Vance Administration!"
Rod Rosenstein, who held the deputy attorney general role in the first Trump administration, praised the appointment.
Read Full Article Here
Donald Trump picks his criminal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as deputy attorney general
- by: Bart Jansen
- 11.14.24
- Source:
USA TODAY
- 11/15/2024
Donald_Trump by Gage Skidmore is licensed under flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Donald_Trump by Gage Skidmore is licensed under flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Follow us
Read our latest news on any of these social networks!
Get latest news delivered daily!
We will send you breaking news right to your inbox
Have a tip? Let us know!
Recent Articles
- by: COLLIN BINKLEY
- Source:
News 4 San Antonio
- 12/20/2024
Biden cancels student loans for 55,000 public service workers in final push
The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers through an existing program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
- by: Hank Berrien
- Source:
Daily Wire
- 12/20/2024
Texas Public School District Bans Bible In Libraries
It “seems absurd to me that the Good Book was thrown out with the bad books."
- by: Aditi Bharade
- Source:
Business Insider
- 12/20/2024
Starbucks baristas are striking Friday in 3 major cities — including the coffee giant's hometown
Starbucks' largest workers' union announced that it would strike in three major cities on Friday.
- by: Rachel Barnes
- Source:
Patch Media
- 12/19/2024
FBI Raids Home Of LA Deputy Mayor Over Alleged Bomb Threat: Report
Police identified LA Deputy Mayor Brian Williams as the "likely" source of a bomb threat made against City Hall earlier this year.