Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney general

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Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney general

US President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, moving to install his former personal lawyer as the top US law enforcement official.Trump submitted Blanche’s name to the US Senate, the White House said, days after committing to nominating him. He has been serving as acting attorney general since April.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Blanche’s nomination sets up a test of Trump’s sway over Senate Republicans, who have shown an increasing willingness to resist parts of the president’s agenda after months of largely acceding to his demands. Blanche would need near-unanimous Republican support in the Senate, which Republicans control by a narrow 53-47 margin.The nomination is a vote of confidence in Blanche after the Justice Department was forced to scrap a plan to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund for victims of what Trump has called government “weaponization.” The plan drew fierce

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