President Trump picks Todd Blanche for attorney general (opens in new tab)

President Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer, to serve permanently as U.S. attorney general, with a formal nomination expected Thursday. Trump announced the plan at a White House Rose Garden dinner in a video posted by deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, saying, “We are going to make him permanent attorney general”. Blanche has led the Justice Department on an acting basis since April, after President Trump removed Pam Bo...