{
  "id": 272237,
  "title": "Trump’s ex-lawyer all set for confirmation as US attorney general",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trumps-ex-lawyer-all-set-for-confirmation-as-us-attorney-general",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/07/trump-s-ex-lawyer-all-set-for-confirmation-as-us-attorney-general"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's former attorney, Todd Blanche, is set to be confirmed as the new US Attorney General on Friday, despite opposition from Democratic senators who questioned his potential politicization of the Justice Department. Blanche, who previously represented Trump in several criminal cases, is already serving in an acting capacity as the top US law enforcement officer. While two senators from Trump's party initially voiced opposition, a third, Bill Cassidy, announced his support live on television, making the confirmation process more likely. The main concerns for Democrats included the potential creation of a US$1.8 billion fund for \"victims of politicized prosecutions,\" such as the Jan 6 Capitol rioters, and a proposal granting Trump immunity from tax audits. Blanche addressed these issues by withdrawing the fund proposal and limiting the audit immunity to past tax years. Blanche has been closely tied to a \"retribution\" campaign against Trump's political opponents, and faced criticism from Epstein victims over his handling of sensitive files related to the convicted sex offender.",
  "summary": "Democrats opposed Todd Blanche, president Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, from the beginning, accusing Trump of turning the justice department into a political weapon.",
  "key_points": [
    "Todd Blanche set for US Attorney General confirmation on Friday.",
    "Democrats oppose due to potential politicization of Justice Department.",
    "Blanche withdraws fund proposal, limits audit immunity to past tax years."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Trump’s ex-lawyer set for US attorney general confirmation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trumps-ex-lawyer-set-for-us-attorney-general-confirmation",
        "published": "2026-08-07T16:46:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump's ex-lawyer all set for confirmation as US attorney general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trumps-ex-lawyer-all-set-for-confirmation-as-us-attorney-general-276230",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:45:30.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}