# US Senate confirms Trump’s former lawyer as attorney general

https://mins.news/en/item/16833

- France 24, 2026-08-08 08:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260808-us-senate-confirms-trump-s-ex-lawyer-as-attorney-general

> The US Senate has confirmed Donald Trump’s former lawyer as attorney general. The decision places Trump’s former legal representative in a senior government post. It follows the Senate’s action on the administration’s top Justice Department position.

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