Blanche signals willingness to stay on as attorney general

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche indicated Tuesday he would be open to remaining in the role permanently if asked by President Trump, after Pam Bondi's abrupt ousting last week.

Blanche praises bondi, says he doesn't know reasons for her removal

Blanche, speaking at a press conference to unveil a new National Fraud Enforcement Division, introduced himself as the acting attorney general despite Bondi's portrait still hanging throughout the Department of Justice building.

When asked about his willingness to stay on, Blanche said: