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.
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Donald Trump picks his criminal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as deputy attorney general
- by: Bart Jansen
- 11.14.24
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USA TODAY
- 11/15/2024
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