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Todd Blanche’s dangerous lie sets the stage for more DOJ abuses

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18.08.2026

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Todd Blanche’s dangerous lie sets the stage for more DOJ abuses

On "Meet the Press," the newly confirmed attorney general all but pledged to do Donald Trump's bidding

Published August 18, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)

The act itself — appointing a crony and longtime friend to an important government job — was not unusual. It’s not even unprecedented for them to appoint family members. (See: Kennedy, President John F. and Attorney General Robert F.) But Donald Trump’s appointment of Todd Blanche, his former criminal defense attorney, as attorney general may be a first, and not because Blanche has been a close associate. What’s striking about it is the fact that the president needed a criminal defense attorney in the first place.

On Sunday Blanche made........

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