President Trump on August 1, 2025 said he would keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general if the Senate does not confirm him, and push Congress to codify an 'anti-weaponization' fund.
Blanche served as Trump's personal defense lawyer in the 2024 New York criminal case before being named Deputy Attorney General.
Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 creating a 'Weaponization Working Group' inside the Justice Department to review prior investigations of him and his allies.
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act generally limits acting officials to 210 days, though litigation and renominations can extend that window.
The Justice Department's fiscal 2025 budget request totaled roughly $37.8 billion, none of it earmarked for an 'anti-weaponization' program.