Todd Blanche assures Trump doesn’t want ‘yes men’ - but new AG refuse to pledge to act independently from White House
- Donald Trump’s new attorney general made it clear Sunday: He will operate the Department of Justice in conjunction with the White House, affirming that America’s top law enforcement agency will function as an arm of the presidency.
- Todd Blanche laid out his vision for the agency as he sat down for a his first interview as attorney general Sunday with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press.
- During the conversation he pledged not to be a “yes man”, but denied that the Justice Department was ever intended to act independently of the White House.
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- Donald Trump’s new attorney general made it clear Sunday: He will operate the Department of Justice in conjunction with the White House, affirming that America’s top law enforcement agency will function as an arm of the presidency.
- Todd Blanche laid out his vision for the agency as he sat down for a his first interview as attorney general Sunday with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press.
- During the conversation he pledged not to be a “yes man”, but denied that the Justice Department was ever intended to act independently of the White House.
Sources: The Independent