Inside the race to be Trump’s next attorney general as MAGA stars jockey for top job in politically charged DOJ

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsInside the race to be Trump’s next attorney general as MAGA stars jockey for top job in politically charged DOJTrump allies are reportedly making big moves to get the president’s attention while right-wing influencers push potential candidatesAlex Woodward in New York Monday 20 April 2026 19:51 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961312","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/attorney-general-race-trump-nominees-b2961312.html","title":"Inside the race for attorney general as MAGA jockeys for top job in politicized DOJ"}}CloseActing Attorney General Todd Blanche defends Trump-led probes in first post-Bondi briefingSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews",...