Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ independence from White House
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US Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge that the DOJ would always act independently of the White House, saying no attorney general should promise to defy the president; narrowly confirmed 50-49, Blanche has defended Trump-era actions (including moving Maxwell to a minimum-security prison and pardons for Capitol attackers) and defended an anti-weaponization fund that is reportedly dead, while insisting the DOJ will pursue election-integrity efforts despite court defeats and facing scrutiny over Epstein-related files.
- Todd Blanche declines to pledge independence from White House The Guardian
- Blanche declines to pledge independence from the White House CNN
- Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General The New York Times
- Blanche on whether DOJ will be independent: ‘I’m not going to pledge that’ The Washington Post
- Blanche says he's not Trump's personal servant Politico
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