Trump’s former lawyer advances in attorney general bid after deal with Republican holdouts

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Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, advanced in his bid for attorney general after a Senate Judiciary Committee vote following the scrapping of a controversial $1.8 billion fund related to a lawsuit settlement under Trump's administration. Blanche has served as acting attorney general since April after Pam Bondi's resignation.

US senators voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer as attorney general after he formally scrapped a controversial US$1.8 billion fund created through the administration’s settlement of a lawsuit brought by the president. Todd Blanche, who became deputy attorney general after Trump took office, has been serving as acting attorney general since his predecessor, Pam Bondi, resigned in April. The closely scrutinised Senate Judiciary Committee...