Siren! Trump DOJ goes 'all in' on revenge cases despite court losses, heat on FBI's Patel grows
MSNBC·2026-04-27 23:48
Turning now to new reports of chaos at Donald Trump's Department of Justice. New today. Political reporting on a legal loophole, which would allow acting attorney general Todd Blanche to stay in the role for months without Senate confirmation.Citing a federal statute that authorizes the president to keep an acting AG in place for 210 days, meaning Blanche's clock runs out just days before the midterm elections. Politico also noting the job appears to be Blanche's to lose, quoting one senior White House offi ...