Trump Says He Plans to Nominate Blanche for Attorney General (1)

President Donald Trump announced that he planned to soon make Todd Blanche, who leads the Justice Department on an acting basis, the “permanent attorney general,” a move that would install a fervent loyalist at the top of the nation’s law enforcement apparatus.

A video posted on Wednesday by White House adviser Dan Scavino showed Trump making the announcement during a Rose Garden event.

Blanche, a former personal lawyer to Trump, has has served as acting attorney general since the president dismissed Pam Bondi in early April. Before that, Blanche had been Bondi’s chief deputy. The White House has yet ...