Trump plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, source says

President Donald Trump is expected to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role permanently in the coming days, a senior administration official confirmed to MS NOW.

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Trump appointed Blanche, a former personal lawyer to the president, to lead the Justice Department in an acting capacity after firing then-Attorney General Pam Bondi in April.

When asked about Blanche’s anticipated nomination, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said, “President Trump has a great relationship with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and is very pleased with the job he’s doing so far. Todd Blanche is an American patriot who fearlessly fought against the Democrats’ unprecedented lawfare campaign on behalf of President Trump. The President’s entire team at the Department of Justice is doing a great job advocating for sanity, law and order, and policies that keep Americans safe.”

CNN was the first to report on Trump’s plan to nominate Blanche.

In an interview on The New York Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast published Wednesday, Trump was asked if he had decided whether Blanche would be attorney general.

“I think he will,” the president said.

When asked whether he had someone else in mind for the role, Trump said no and appeared to rule out nominating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, though he called him “very good” and “a friend of mine.”

“I wanted to see how he’s received,” Trump said of Blanche. “You know, we put him as acting, and he’s done a very good job. But I’ve known him a long time.”