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Todd Blanche rejects NBC anchor’s DOJ independence pledge, says Trump would never cross ‘legal line’
Monday, August 17, 2026
Todd Blanche, a lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump, declined to pledge Justice Department independence from the White House when asked by NBC anchor Kristen Welker. Blanche stated that no attorney general should make such a pledge. Blanche asserted that Trump would not cross a legal line regarding DOJ operations.
