Trump says he may ‘temporarily’ drop bid to make Blanche attorney general

US president’s former lawyer has been struggling to persuade some Republican senators to back his nomination

Donald Trump has threatened to “temporarily” shelve a bid to permanently install his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as US attorney general amid resistance in US Congress.

Blanche, currently serving as acting attorney general, has been struggling to persuade a handful of Republican senators to back his nomination for the role.