Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee, and said he plans to continue the interview Friday.
President Trump’s surprise decision to fire Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and replace her with his former defense lawyer sparked swift resistance Monday from library staff, escalating tensions between the White House and Congress.
The Justice Department is disbanding its team of prosecutors focused on cryptocurrency-related crimes and narrowing its enforcement efforts in the sector.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Todd Blanche, former defense attorney for Donald Trump, as deputy attorney general, putting him in charge of overseeing the FBI, the DEA, and other federal law enforcement agencies.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has chosen three members of his criminal defense team, including lead attorney Todd Blanche, to assume senior roles within the Justice Department.
