▲ Todd Blanche, Nominee for U.S. Attorney General
U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche, his close aide and loyalist who has been serving as Acting Attorney General, as the nominee for the vacant position of U.S. Attorney General on June 8 (local time).
According to the White House website, President Trump sent the nomination of Acting Attorney General Blanche for the position of Attorney General to the U.S. Senate on this day.
The U.S. Attorney General must be confirmed by the Senate to take office.
On April 2, President Trump announced via his social media platform, Truth Social, that Pam Bondi, the first Attorney General of his second administration, would be returning to the private sector and that Deputy Attorney General Blanche would serve as acting head of the department.
This decision to nominate a new Attorney General comes about two months after the departure of former Attorney General Bondi.
Nominee Blanche is classified as one of President Trump's closest aides, having served as his defense attorney during the criminal prosecutions he faced under the previous Joe Biden administration.
Controversy is expected as President Trump has decided to appoint a "closest loyalist" to the position of Attorney General, a role that requires impartial performance of duties beyond partisan lines.
Whether he will be able to pass the U.S. Senate confirmation process has immediately become a major point of interest in political circles.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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