Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche open to serving in job permanently

Politics Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says he's open to serving in job permanently By Sarah N. Lynch, Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Sarah N. Lynch, Jacob Rosen, Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Read Full Bio Jacob Rosen, Caitlin Huey-Burns Caitlin Huey-Burns Congressional Correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns is a congressional correspondent for CBS News and a fill-in anchor for the CBS News 24/7 politics show "America Decides." Read Full Bio Caitlin Huey-Burns Updated on: April 7, 2026 / 4:13 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that he'd be willing to serve as the attorney general permanently if asked by President Trump, after Pam Bondi was ousted from the post last week.Speaking at a press conference to announce the creation of a new National Fraud Enforcement Division, Blanche introduced himself as the acting attorney general, even though Bondi's portrait is still hanging on the walls throughout the building, and said he still planned to travel with her Wednesday to a previously scheduled event."I did not ask for this job," he told the press. "I love working for President Trump. It's the greatest honor of a lifetime, and if President Trump chooses to keep me as acting, that's an honor. If he chooses to nominate me, that's an honor. If he chooses to nominate somebody else and I go back to being the [Deputy Attorney General], that's an honor. If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, 'thank you very much, I love you, sir.'"Bondi's removal last week came amid frustrations by Mr. Trump that the Just...