From Acting to Permanent: Trump Picks His Next Attorney General 

Bob Hoge / RedState

 

After President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in April, the speculation over who would replace her began in earnest. Would it be Trump’s former personal lawyer and confidante, Alina Habba? Or maybe the president’s hard-charging Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller? Some thought it might be Matt Whitaker, who was acting AG from 2018 to 2019 in Trump’s first administration after Jeff Sessions resigned at the president’s request.

 

On Wednesday evening, the president put all the speculation to rest: he’s picked the man already serving in the role, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. 

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted the above video where Trump revealed the news and said he will start the formal process immediately:

Dan Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff, posted a video Wednesday night of Trump announcing Blanche’s nomination as he spoke in the Rose Garden. Read more, see Xs and videos here.