Who is Todd Blanche? Interim DOJ head after Trump fires Pam Bondi amid Epstein files scrutiny
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Todd Blanche with Pam Bondi Photograph: (AFP)
Trump fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General, appoints loyal deputy Todd Blanche as interim DOJ head amid rising concerns over her performance
President Donald Trump has removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her position, citing growing dissatisfaction with her performance, including her handling of investigative files tied to late financier Jeffrey Epstein. In a social media statement, Trump described Bondi as a "Great American Patriot and a loyal friend" and said she would transition to the private sector. “Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900,” Trump wrote.
He announced that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would temporarily lead the Justice Department. According to Fox News, Bondi was informed of her dismissal in the Oval Office shortly before Trump’s April 1 address. Blanche later responded on X, thanking Bondi for her service and pledging to continue “doing everything in our power to keep America safe.”
Who is Todd Blanche?
Todd Blanche is a senior legal figure and longtime Trump ally. After Trump’s 2024 election win, Blanche was nominated as Deputy Attorney General under Bondi and confirmed by the Senate in March 2025 with a 52–46 vote. A former federal prosecutor, Blanche has worked at major law firms such as WilmerHale and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
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He also spent over eight years at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, serving as co-chief of its White Plains division. In 2019, Blanche led the defense for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in a New York fraud case involving alleged bank fraud exceeding $1 million. While those charges were dismissed, Manafort was later sentenced to 7.5 years in prison in separate federal cases.
