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The unconventional career of AG nominee Todd Blanche

Season 2026 Episode 144 | 7m 43s

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will sit before a Senate panel for his hearing to be confirmed in that role permanently. It comes after he's been involved in a number of high-profile, controversial decisions, including investigations, indictments and the rollout of the Epstein files. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin tracks his unlikely path to the nation’s top law enforcement job.

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