Todd Blanche has been appointed Acting U.S. Attorney General following the removal of Attorney General Bondi by President Trump. Blanche, who previously served as Trump's private attorney, was Deputy Attorney General since Trump's re-election in 2024. During his tenure, Blanche dissolved the Department of Justice’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and issued a memo halting charges for crypto regulation violations. The memo played a role in the dismissal of a charge against Roman Storm, developer of Tornado Cash, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Controversy surrounds Blanche's actions as he reportedly held cryptocurrency assets valued between $159,000 and $485,000 at the time of the memo, despite a prior commitment to divest. His June 2025 ethics disclosure indicates he transferred these assets to family members.