Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ's independence from Trump

Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge that the Department of Justice would remain independent of President Trump and the White House, despite decades of precedent. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.

US attorney general Todd Blanche has sparked backlash after he refused to confirm the Department of Justice will act independently of the White House.

Blanche Refuses To Pledge Independence from Trump  CNN

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During Sunday's broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press," Attorney General Todd Blanche rejected calls from the left-wing media to say that the Department of Justice operated independently of the White House's executive functions.

Todd Blanche rejected Kristen Welker's request to pledge Justice Department independence from the White House, arguing no attorney general should.

Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ independence from White House  USA Today

‘The president would never ask me to do something illegal. He never has, never will’

Todd Blanche Gets Heated After NBC Host Points Out His Jan. 6 Hypocrisy  HuffPost

“No attorney general should ever pledge that,” Blanche, newly confirmed to lead the Justice Department, said.

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday did not commit to acting independently of President Trump, but he claimed the president has not and will not ask him to prosecute specific individuals. “There’s a big difference between saying we will always do our job and investigate any case and act independently of the White H

US attorney general says no one in his role ‘should ever’ make this vow amid concern over Trump steering DoJ 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,”

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The attorney general said he would consider President Trump's views and rejected calls for a pledge of DOJ independence.

Todd Blanche Refuses To Pledge Independence From White House As Trump’s Attorney General  Forbes