President Donald Trump has officially nominated Todd Blanche to serve as the next Attorney General, after firing Pam Bondi from the job in April. After Bondi’s exit, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was named the acting Attorney General.
While Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was among the top choices earlier, Trump has now nominated Blanche.
Here’s What Prediction Market Is Saying
Data from Kalshi, a federally authorized betting platform, shows that over $8.5 million has been bet on the contract “Who will be Trump’s next Attorney General?”
Blanche is now leading the way, with bettors placing a 63% probability on him winning. Zeldin is a distant second, with only a 9.3% probability of his being appointed the next Attorney General.
From Trump Lawyer To Attorney General
Blanche entered the limelight when he joined Trump’s legal team in March 2023 after he was indicted in a case involving a hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels.
Trump later won all four criminal cases he was facing and Blanche was eventually made the Deputy Attorney General. Since Blanche was made the acting Attorney General, the Justice Department has moved to vacate some serious cases from Jan. 6.
The department under him also negotiated to create a $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies, but it was later abandoned amid backlash.
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