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Todd Blanche sworn in as US attorney general after bruising confirmation fight

Blanche won Senate confirmation by 50 votes to 49 after the White House persuaded a handful of Republican holdouts to join the "yes" column.

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Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president's former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend.

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Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, sworn in as US attorney general

Loyalist sworn in after Senate voted narrowly in favor of his confirmation Saturday morning Todd Blanche has been sworn as US attorney general, cementing Donald Trump’s installation of his former personal attorney in charge of the Department of Justice. Blanche, who has been serving as acting attorney general since April, was confirmed in his new position during a ceremony at the White House on Monday. Continue read…

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Blanche sworn in as attorney general, formally taking reins at DOJ

Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president's former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend.

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