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Todd Blanche
RepublicanActing Attorney General| Age | 51 (b. 1974-08-06) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-20 (~1 yrs) |
| Education | New Mexico Military Institute (secondary); American University, BA, 1994; Brooklyn Law School, JD, 2003, cum laude |
| Prior occupation | Federal prosecutor (AUSA, SDNY, 2006-2014, co-chief of violent crimes unit); law clerk (Judge Denny Chin, SDNY; Judge Joseph Bianco, EDNY); associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell (2003-2006); counsel at WilmerHale (2014-2017); partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft (2017-2023); founder of Blanche Law (2023); personal criminal defense attorney for Donald Trump (2023-2024) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Denver, Colorado |
| Marital status | married — Kristine Blanche |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| Notable relatives | Father Richard Blanche was a Canadian ice hockey player who captained the University of Denver team (1967-1970, NCAA Championship 1969) and served as first head coach of the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL, 1972-73) |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · religion · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| Previous offices | Deputy Attorney General of the United States (March 2025 – April 2026) · Acting Librarian of Congress (May 2025 – present, appointment disputed) · Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York (2006–2014) |
| Leadership | Acting Attorney General of the United States (April 2, 2026 – present) · Deputy Attorney General of the United States (March 5, 2025 – April 2026) |
| Party history | Registered Democrat until 2024; switched to Republican in 2024 while representing Donald Trump |
| Ideology | Former Democrat turned Republican; as Acting AG pursued Trump administration priorities including ending crypto enforcement, cannabis reclassification, and prosecuting perceived political opponents of the administration |
| Signature legislation | April 7, 2025 memo 'Ending Regulation by Prosecution' — disbanded DOJ's National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ended Biden-era crypto investigations · April 22, 2026 order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act · Authorized resumption of executions by firing squad, gas chamber, electric chair, hanging, and pentobarbital |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Bitcoin | other · $100,000–$250,000 · 2025 |
| Ethereum | other · $50,000–$100,000 · 2025 |
| Solana | other · $1,000–$15,000 · 2025 |
| Cardano | other · $1,000–$15,000 · 2025 |
| Coinbase stock | stock · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
pending — Criminal Contempt Inquiry — Violation of Deportation TRO (J.G.G. v. Trump)
Chief Judge Boasberg formally found probable cause that Blanche committed criminal contempt of court by advising DHS it could proceed with deportation flights in defiance of a March 15, 2025 TRO issued in J.G.G. v. Trump. The D.C. Circuit halted the probe via mandamus in April 2026; en banc review is pending.