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14 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: June 4, 2026.
WatchThe president said he will nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — once his personal defense lawyer — to run the Justice Department permanently, two months after firing Pam Bondi over the Epstein files fallout.
During closed-door House testimony, the Attorney General candidate acknowledged her own powerlessness in handling the controversial documents.
The Justice Department is screening state lists through SAVE — a 1980s immigration database notorious for false positives — within months of an election that triggers a federal 90-day no-purge rule.
Todd Blanche, who served as Trump's lead criminal defense attorney in the 2024 hush-money trial, was elevated to acting attorney general after Bondi's departure over the Jeffrey Epstein files controversy.
DOJ argues the bipartisan subpoena became void when Trump fired Bondi on April 2 — a legal theory that Republicans who voted for it immediately rejected.
The fired attorney general will not appear for her April 14 House Oversight deposition, claiming the subpoena expired with her office, in a move that drew bipartisan criticism.
Acting Attorney General tells reporters 'nobody has any idea' what led to Bondi's sudden dismissal during Iran war crisis.
Bondi's 14-month tenure ends as the shortest for a confirmed AG in 60 years; sources say Trump grew furious over failed prosecutions of political enemies and the botched Epstein files disclosure.
President Trump dismissed his attorney general after she sought a graceful exit, installing Todd Blanche as acting replacement.
President announces via social media that Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general, ending Bondi's controversial tenure.
President has not made final decision but floated idea of shaking up Justice Department leadership amid ongoing controversies.
President has floated replacing Bondi with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as Republican frustrations mount over Justice Department's handling of sensitive documents.
The lawsuit targets FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, claiming political retaliation for removing employees critical of President Trump.
The initiative, flowing from AG Pam Bondi's December memo, will embed IRS Criminal Investigation agents at the FBI to scrutinize funding streams at organizations deemed 'extremist' — a definition that critics say could sweep in mainstream advocacy groups.