Framing Analysis
Todd Blanche, former personal attorney to President Trump and defense counsel in the 2024 New York hush-money trial, is serving as acting attorney general after Pam Bondi's April resignation and is expected to receive a permanent nomination. The Department of Justice under Blanche has indicted former FBI Director James Comey and proposed then abandoned a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Reporting on these developments comes exclusively from CBS News and The American Conservative.