Politics · From the edition of Jul 20, 2026
✳ Dated SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2029 ✳
BLANCHE TAKES OVER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
The president's former defense lawyer becomes the loyalist running the nation's law
NEW YORK, January 20, 2029 — Todd Blanche is the next Attorney General, an outcome traders priced at 81 per cent long before the swearing-in. The man who once sat beside Trump at the defense table now runs the building that prosecutes.
The market never wavered. Blanche held at 81 while Lee Zeldin drew 6 and Ron DeSantis barely 3 — a field that stopped being a contest and became a coronation.
Nearly $10 million moved through the question, most of it betting on the lawyer who never left Trump's side. Observers read it plainly: loyalty, promoted to the top of the Justice Department.
Source: Kalshi · 81% probability — View market ↗