Todd Blanche Blasts 'Personal Servant' Claims, Vowing Law and Order Independence Under Trump

Todd Blanche battered as court-ordered brief blames his mistakes for sinking Trump deal

Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's former criminal defense lawyer, was named by a court-ordered brief as the key reason a federal judge stripped Trump's IRS settlement of its power in court.Court-appointed attorneys filed the memorandum last week in U.S. District Court for the S...

Todd Blanche is right about DOJ ‘independence,’ like it or not

The attorney general’s department is supervised by the president.

Todd Blanche Blasts 'Personal Servant' Claims, Vowing Law and Order Independence Under Trump

Todd Blanche is pushing back against claims that his close relationship with Donald Trump makes him little more than the president's personal legal servant, insisting that his role as attorney general is to uphold the law rather than simply follow White House wishes. Critics have claimed that his transition from Trump's personal defence lawyer to the nation's top law enforcement official has raised fundamental questions about his independence. S…

AG Todd Blanche Says He Is Ready To Tell Trump 'No' On Legal Matters - Tampa Free Press

Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that he is prepared to disagree with President Donald Trump on legal matters, pushing back against criticism that his previous role as Trump’s defense lawyer will compromise the Justice Department’s independence. Blanche, who is entering his second week as the nation’s top law enforcement official, appeared on both “Fox […] AG Todd Blanche Says He Is Ready To Tell Trump ‘No’ On Legal Matters