Kash Patel’s determination to keep in close contact with Trump is an arrangement outside the traditional chain of command.

Trump has also installed allies to run the Justice Department and FBI, including Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and his own personal lawyers Emil Bove, Todd Blanche and John Sauer. The speech is ...

Blanche will oversee daily operations of the department while working directly under Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The Republican-led Senate has voted to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, placing President Donald Trump’s ...

Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, was confirmed as second-in-command at the Justice ...

Todd Blanche at a Senate confirmation hearing in the Capitol last month.Credit...Pete Kiehart for The New York Times The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Trump’s criminal defense attorney ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche, former criminal defense attorney for Donald Trump, as Deputy Attorney General in a 52 ...

Democrats have long argued that Blanche is yet another example of a key Justice Department nominee whose loyalty lies ...

Blanche, who just months ago was defending Trump against indictments brought by the department, will be the second in command under Attorney General Pam Bondi, another close Trump ally. He was ...

In the post, she shared her dismissal letter, which was signed by the newly confirmed deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, a former criminal defense lawyer for Mr. Trump. Two Justice Department ...

Schiff asked. Blanche responded, "No." When pressed about whether he would commit to preserving evidence from the cases Smith brought against Trump, Blanche avoided giving a clear answer ...