Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2026 21:04 UTC Trump’s Former Lawyer Is Now Attorney General Read full story on Al Jazeera Share AI disclosure Summary Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lawyer, is now US attorney general. Original reporting Open original source Related coverage Dems blast Blanche as enabler of ‘Trump’s corruption’ after AG confirmation The Hill | Aug 8, 2026 19:45 UTC Todd Blanche confirmed in Senate vote amid aid pledges riotimesonline.com | Aug 8, 2026 17:58 UTC Senate bill would let Trump impose tariffs on India and China over Russia timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Aug 8, 2026 16:53 UTC Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as US attorney general BBC World | Aug 8, 2026 15:56 UTC Iran ramps up executions after U.S. strikes jpost.com | Aug 8, 2026 22:15 UTC Senate confirms Blanche as attorney general but leaves bills unresolved foxnews.com | Aug 8, 2026 20:05 UTC AIPAC boosts spending ahead of U.S. midterms abc.net.au | Aug 8, 2026 18:42 UTC US judges allow Trump to end protections for migrants from Sudan Myanmar arynews.tv | Aug 8, 2026 18:29 UTC Read full article on Al Jazeera Get the AFBytes Brief Major stories, AI-assisted analysis, and what to watch next. Free, monthly, unsubscribe anytime. Subscribe
Dems blast Blanche as enabler of ‘Trump’s corruption’ after AG confirmation The Hill | Aug 8, 2026 19:45 UTC
Senate bill would let Trump impose tariffs on India and China over Russia timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Aug 8, 2026 16:53 UTC
Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as US attorney general BBC World | Aug 8, 2026 15:56 UTC
Senate confirms Blanche as attorney general but leaves bills unresolved foxnews.com | Aug 8, 2026 20:05 UTC
US judges allow Trump to end protections for migrants from Sudan Myanmar arynews.tv | Aug 8, 2026 18:29 UTC
