Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/Wh0C15OLuOL.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bondi Out as Attorney General — Five Names Now in Contention for One of Washingtons Most Consequent [uVtxehb8V3f] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT Bondi Out as Attorney General — Five Names Now in Contention for One of Washington's Most Consequential Roles With Pam Bondi's abrupt removal from the Justice Department, Deputy AG Todd Blanche steps in as acting attorney general for up to 210 days while a crowded field of potential permanent successors — including Lee Zeldin, Harmeet Dhillon, Jeanine Pirro, Sen. Eric Schmitt, and Blanche himself — emerges against a tightening political clock, with midterm elections threatening to complicate Senate confirmation the longer Trump waits. The selection carries enormous weight: the next attorney general will inherit unresolved controversies over the Epstein files, ongoing investigations into Trump's political opponents, and a Justice Department whose independence is itself under national debate. The attorney general is often called the nation's top law enforcement officer — yet the role has increasingly become a test of loyalty versus institutional independence. Based on what you've seen across administrations, what qualities should define the next person to hold that office? Share your perspective below. jT7UbrqB3ls ubAZ7uyBxOC W8lJQ6AUNlN XTI1h9JkuEE So8G9oFkT60 7X900B2gQ27
Bondi Out as Attorney General — Five Names Now in Contention for One of Washington's Most Consequential Roles With Pam Bondi's abrupt removal from the Justice Department, Deputy AG Todd Blanche steps in as acting attorney general for up to 210 days while a crowded field of potential permanent successors — including Lee Zeldin, Harmeet Dhillon, Jeanine Pirro, Sen. Eric Schmitt, and Blanche himself — emerges against a tightening political clock, with midterm elections threatening to complicate Senate confirmation the longer Trump waits. The selection carries enormous weight: the next attorney general will inherit unresolved controversies over the Epstein files, ongoing investigations into Trump's political opponents, and a Justice Department whose independence is itself under national debate. The attorney general is often called the nation's top law enforcement officer — yet the role has increasingly become a test of loyalty versus institutional independence. Based on what you've seen across administrations, what qualities should define the next person to hold that office? Share your perspective below. jT7UbrqB3ls ubAZ7uyBxOC W8lJQ6AUNlN XTI1h9JkuEE So8G9oFkT60 7X900B2gQ27