Todd Blanche, the former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump, was sworn in on Monday as the new United States Attorney General, following a difficult confirmation fight that raised bipartisan concerns about the direction of the Department of Justice.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt released a video of Blanche's swearing-in ceremony. Trump attended the event, held in the Oval Office of the White House, and applauded his protégé after he took the oath.
A narrow Senate confirmation
Blanche went through a difficult confirmation process in the Senate, where his nomination for the role was approved by a narrow margin of 50 votes to 49.
The vote reflected the bipartisan unease that had surrounded his nomination in the lead-up to the confirmation, though the source material does not specify the objections raised by senators.
