Todd Blanche declines to pledge independence from White House (www.theguardian.com)

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US attorney general Todd Blanche on Sunday declined to assure that the federal justice department he helms would always act independently of the White House and Donald Trump.

“No, I’m not going to pledge that,” he said when asked about the topic by NBC’s Meet the Press host, Kristen Welker. “And no attorney general should ever pledge that.”

Blanche also claimed Trump would never ask him to do something that crosses an ethical or legal line – after the president dismissed his predecessor, Pam Bondi, having become frustrated over insufficient action from the justice department against Trump’s political foes.

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[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

“And so, this narrative that’s mostly pushed by the left and pushed by the media that the president’s going to pull me aside and ask me to do something illegal is completely a false narrative, not true, will not happen and hasn’t happened.”

“Trust me bro.”

In April, Blanche said he would tell Trump, “I love you, sir,” if the president decided to fire him and nominate someone else to replace Bondi.

So what’s this guy’s deal? Sounds like a fucking clown.

[-] eurodyne@piefed.world 12 points 3 hours ago

who on earth would believe him if he did?

[-] santa@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 hours ago

Even if he did — he won’t. It’s clear the DOJ is complicit

[-] eurodyne@piefed.world 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

well... "more clear than ever" might be a better way to word it

[-] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 3 hours ago

I mean AG is part of the executive branch, so I wouldn't expect them to, regardless of President.

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