# Senate Confirms Former Trump Defense Lawyer as Attorney General

https://mins.news/en/video/16908

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-08 11:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqXuLW7gmCo

> The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general despite early resistance from several senators. Their concerns centered on Blanche’s ties to President Trump. A deal reached in the early hours secured enough votes for confirmation, with key holdout Senator Bill Cassidy switching his position. Bloomberg’s Laura Davison discussed the tense and closely watched process with David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend.

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