Trump indicates Blanche will be permanent attorney general

President Trump indicated Wednesday he plans to tap acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take on the role more permanently, though he would not give a timeline for a nomination.

“He’s a very talented guy. Todd’s doing a very good job at DOJ,” Trump said during an appearance on “Pod Force One.”

Asked if he would be attorney general, Trump said “I ​think he will.” 

Blanche has been leading the department since Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi in April, elevated after serving as No. 2 in the department.

In the short time he’s helmed the department, DOJ has brought indictments against the civil rights group the Southern Poverty Law Center, former Cuban President........

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