Trump has found the attorney general of his dreams

Attorney General Todd Blanche at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Sept. 16, 2026. “Blanche owes his fiduciary duty to the government (and, ultimately, the Constitution), not to the president,” Times columnist David French writes. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By DAVID FRENCH October was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month for the Department of Justice. The worst moment happened Oct. 5, when the department made a third attempt to...