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,” 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.

  • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch
    25·
    14 hours 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.

    • Mirshe@lemmy.world
      5·
      5 hours ago

      Blanche is literally Trump’s lawyer and has been for years. That’s his deal - he knows how to kiss his ass just right, and doesn’t really mind that it makes him sound like a sycophantic empty-minded toady just reaching for that next rung on the ladder.