President Donald Trump has officially nominated Todd Blanche to the U.S. Senate for the position of Attorney General.

唐納川普總統已正式向美國參議院提名 Todd Blanche 擔任司法部長。

Todd Blanche was nominated after serving as the acting attorney general, a role he started in April following the removal of Pam Bondi. Mr. Blanche's career began as a federal prosecutor in New York, and he later became the president's personal lawyer during several criminal trials. The administration emphasized that this appointment proves his success in the acting role; however, critics argue that the president is simply placing a loyal supporter in charge of the Department of Justice.

Todd Blanche 在擔任代理司法部長後獲提名，他在四月 Pam Bondi 被撤職後接任此職務。Blanche 先生的職業生涯始於擔任紐約聯邦檢察官，隨後在多次刑事審判中成為總統的私人律師。政府強調此次任命證明他在代理期間取得了成功；然而，批評者認為總統僅僅是將一名忠誠的支持者安置在司法部掌權。

While leading the department temporarily, Mr. Blanche oversaw several major actions. These included bringing criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and the Southern Poverty Law Center, as well as speeding up investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan. Furthermore, the department worked to cancel convictions for seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 Capitol events and released files about Jeffrey Epstein, though some criticized the process for not protecting the identities of victims.

在暫時領導該部門期間，Blanche 先生監督了幾項重大行動。這些行動包括對前 FBI 局長 James Comey 和「南方貧困法律中心」提起刑事指控，以及加速對前 CIA 局長 John Brennan 的調查。此外，該部門致力於撤銷與 1 月 6 日國會山莊事件相關的煽動叛亂共謀定罪，並公布了關於 Jeffrey Epstein 的文件，儘管有人批評該過程未能保護受害者的身份。

There has also been significant disagreement over the proposed 'Anti-Weaponization Fund,' a $1.8 billion project designed to pay people the administration claimed were unfairly targeted by prosecutors. This fund, along with a deal to protect the president and his associates from certain tax audits, faced strong opposition from both political parties. Consequently, although Mr. Blanche later said the fund would be cancelled, some lawmakers remain skeptical because he refused to provide a written guarantee. As a result, the confirmation process will show how much influence the president has over Senate Republicans.

關於擬議中的「反武器化基金」也存在重大分歧，這是一項 18 億美元的計畫，旨在向政府聲稱被檢察官不公平針對的人員支付款項。該基金以及一項保護總統及其親信免受特定稅務審計的協議，面臨兩黨的強烈反對。因此，儘管 Blanche 先生隨後表示該基金將被取消，但部分立法者仍持懷疑態度，因為他拒絕提供書面保證。因此，確認過程將顯示總統對參議院共和黨人的影響力究竟有多大。

Todd Blanche is now waiting for the Senate to confirm him so he can move from the acting role to the permanent Attorney General.

Todd Blanche 目前正等待參議院確認，以便從代理身分轉為正式的司法部長。