Who is behind the U.S. Department of Justice?
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Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
- Led by Merrick Garland (Attorney General) 2021–2025
- Led by Pam Bondi (Attorney General) 2025 – 2 Apr 2026
- Led by Todd Blanche (Acting Attorney General) 2 Apr 2026 – 10 Aug 2026
- Led by Todd Blanche (Attorney General) 10 Aug 2026 –
On the record
Sourced links that no one presents as their own account, as recorded so far. Others may exist.
Led by
- Merrick Garland head of 2021–2025 Attorney General Scholarship & press 1
- Pam Bondi head of 2025 – 2 Apr 2026 Attorney General Scholarship & press 23
- Todd Blanche head of 2 Apr 2026 – 10 Aug 2026 Acting Attorney General Scholarship & press 2
- Todd Blanche head of 10 Aug 2026 – Attorney General Scholarship & press 4
Proof 4 sources
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Holder and Garland deny knowledge of Epstein files in letters to House Oversight Committee, Washington Examiner (The Gazette copy), 1 Oct 2025.
Scholarship & press
Garland served as attorney general under the Biden administration.
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Trump says Pam Bondi out as his attorney general, Blanche will serve as acting AG, Associated Press, via National Newswatch, 2 Apr 2026.
Scholarship & press
Trump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general
Trump said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general.
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Bondi says Epstein client list is ‘sitting on my desk right now,’ and is reviewing JFK, MLK files, Fox News, 21 Feb 2025.
Scholarship & press
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday the Jeffrey Epstein client list is ‘sitting on my desk right now’
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Blanche sworn in as attorney general, formally taking the reins at the Justice Department, CBS News, 10 Aug 2026.
Scholarship & press
Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general at the White House on Monday after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president's former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend.
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