Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general
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Add Axios on Google Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in at his confirmation hearing on July 15 in Washington, DC. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
The Senate voted to confirm Todd Blanche as the next attorney general early Saturday, capping a tumultuous path to office for President Trump's former personal attorney.
The big picture: Blanche's appointment is a win for the Trump administration, especially after a journey that saw some Republicans hold out at multiple stages of the process.
Driving the news: The pre-dawn vote was split 50-49, mostly along party lines.
State of play: Blanche will now formally take over the post held by Pam Bondi before she was pushed out.
Friction point: While Blanche won over Republican defectors on the controversial fund, he's continued to face sharp criticism from survivors of Jeffrey Epstein — stemming from another controversy that threatened to derail his nomination.
The bottom line: Not much changes with "acting" dropped from Blanche's title. But his confirmation represents the official start of an aggressive new era for the DOJ.
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