Todd Blanche was confirmed as Deputy Attorney General in a 52 – 46 Senate vote on March 5, taking the #2 position in the Department of Justice.
Blanche formerly served as President Trump’s federal prosecutor and represented Trump in several of his legal cases. He also worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York.
For more information on Blanche’s background, see Homeland Security Today’s article on his nomination. For the vote summary from the Senate confirmation, click here.