(FILES) US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference about the Trump administration's anti-fraud efforts at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2026. The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general early on August 8, 2026 after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Department of Justice. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)