Todd Blanche declines to pledge independence from White House
Summary
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said he will not promise that the Justice Department will always act independently from President Trump and the White House. He also said President Trump would never ask him to do anything illegal or unethical, and defended the pardons Trump gave to people involved in the January 6 Capitol attack.Key Facts
- Todd Blanche declined to pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of President Trump and the White House.
- Blanche said no Attorney General should make such a pledge.
- He stated that President Trump would not ask him to do anything illegal or unethical.
- Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General by a very close Senate vote of 50-49, with all Democrats opposing him.
- Blanche is a former personal lawyer for President Trump and defended him during a criminal case in New York State.
- He defended President Trump’s pardons of over 1,500 people involved in the January 6 Capitol attack, including those who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers.
- Blanche did not confirm if any of the pardoned individuals may still receive settlements from the federal government.
- A University of Michigan law professor criticized Blanche for not pledging independence, saying it departs from the Justice Department’s traditional role after Watergate.
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