President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the role as early as Wednesday night, CNN’s Kristen Holmes reported, citing a source familiar with the decision.
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Blanche has been serving as the acting AG since Pam Bondi was ousted in April. Blanche, who is Trump’s former defense attorney, has overseen several high-profile events, including the attempted creation of a $1.776 billion fund to pay people who claimed they had been wrongfully prosecuted by the government.
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The report also comes just a day after Blanche attended a contentious hearing before the House Appropriations Committee, where he faced sharp questions about the Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein files. At one point, committee chair Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) cut off Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) as she questioned Blanche.
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