Todd Blanche, currently serving as Acting Attorney General, is set to appear before a Senate panel for his confirmation hearing. This move aims to secure his position as the permanent Attorney General. Blanche’s career has included several high-profile and controversial decisions, spanning investigations and indictments, as well as managing the release of the Epstein files.

Justice correspondent Ali Rogin provides an in-depth look at Blanche’s unexpected journey to becoming the nation’s top law enforcement official.

Ali Rogin covers the Supreme Court and judicial matters for PBS News Hour. She won a Peabody Award in 2021 for her coverage of the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rogin has also received two Edward R. Murrow Awards and contributed to several Emmy-nominated teams, addressing major events like ISIS’s fall in 2020, the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, President Obama’s 2014 inauguration, and the 2010 midterm elections.

Jonah Anderson, an Associate Producer at PBS NewsHour, collaborated on this piece.