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Donald Trump · Fraud Enforcement · Justice Department · Todd Blanche
Todd Blanche, former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, assumed the role of acting Attorney General, immediately asserting the Justice Department's shift away from prosecuting Trump's political adversaries and towards a new fraud enforcement division, following the firing of his predecessor, Pam Bondi.
Blanche claims the previous administration weaponized the Justice Department by prosecuting Trump, his former client, and states that what happened in the last four years will not recur. He sidestepped questions about Bondi's dismissal and his communications with Trump, emphasizing that Trump's decisions are his own.
Blanche, who previously defended Trump in multiple criminal cases, including a hush money conviction where Trump received no penalty after winning re-election, and a classified documents case dismissed by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, announced a new "national fraud enforcement division" led by Colin McDonald. This unit will focus on health care, tax benefits, and corporate fraud, a term frequently used by President Trump.
The Justice Department is also stepping up probes into former CIA Director John Brennan and weighing an investigation against Cassidy Hutchinson based on a referral from House Republicans. Blanche confirmed that no one involved in the 200+ investigations into Trump remains at the FBI or Justice Department, and the "weaponization working group" is ongoing, with a written product expected soon.
