Trump nominerar Todd Blanche till justitieminister

President Trump har formellt nominerat Todd Blanche till posten som nästa justitieminister. Vita huset lämnade in nomineringen till senaten denna vecka, vilket bäddar för en potentiell godkännandeprocess.

Todd Blanche har tjänstgjort som tillförordnad justitieminister i två månader efter att Pam Bondi lämnade posten i april. Trump tillkännagav vid en privat middag i onsdags att Blanche skulle ta över rollen permanent. Blanche arbetade tidigare som Trumps personliga advokat i flera brottmål. Sedan han blev tillförordnad justitieminister har han drivit administrationens prioriteringar och försvarat en föreslagen fond mot vapenisering på 1,8 miljarder dollar. Blanche signerade dokument som skyddar Trump, hans familj och hans företag från vissa revisioner av IRS. Vissa republikanska senatorer har väckt oro gällande hans meritlista under tiden på justitiedepartementet. Blanche sade till Fox News att han skulle fokusera på att genomföra presidentens prioriteringar, inklusive att göra landet säkert igen. Senatens bekräftelseprocess förväntas granska hans agerande i rollen som tillförordnad.

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