{"id":4505,"date":"2026-08-16T21:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4505"},"modified":"2026-08-16T21:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:35:43","slug":"newly-minted-attorney-general-todd-blanche-refuses-nbc-hosts-pledge-to-always-act-independently-of-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4505","title":{"rendered":"Newly Minted Attorney General Todd Blanche Refuses NBC Host\u2019s Pledge To \u2018Always Act Independently\u2019 Of White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Recently confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche refused Sunday to take a pledge to lead the Department of Justice independently of political pressures by President Donald Trump and his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4503\">Conservative Inc Reportedly Donates Tens Of Millions For Mike Pence To Conjure Illusion Of America\u2019s \u2018Free-Market Capitalism\u2019 For Youth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In one of his first media interviews since his Aug. 8 confirmation by the Senate, Blanche told \u201cMeet the Press\u201d host Kristen Welker he doesn\u2019t need to worry about Trump pushing him to cross an ethical or legal line. <strong>(RELATED: Why Does Susan Collins Oppose Confirming Blanche? One Reason Involves Abortion Pills)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v7c2wa2\/?pub=3rtroj\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we just heard in your address to the Justice Department staff this week, you said you and the DOJ will, \u2018uphold the law without fear or favor.\u2019 You, of course, used to be President Trump\u2019s former personal defense attorney. Can you pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of the White House?\u201d Welker asked the attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, there\u2019s a big difference between saying, \u2018We will always do our job and investigate any case\u2019 and \u2018act independently of the White House.\u2019 No, I\u2019m not going to pledge that. And no attorney general should ever pledge that,\u201d Blanche said. He then argued that, if he were to pledge that, then it would mean \u201cif President Trump says, \u2018I want the Department of Justice to go after every violent criminal in this country,\u2019 which is what he has said, what you\u2019re saying to me is I should say, \u2018No, sir, I\u2019m not going to do it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I will act with integrity,\u201d Blanche continued. \u201cOur prosecutors will act with integrity. We will prosecute without fear or any sort of favor. And that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ve been doing. And that\u2019s what every Department of Justice should do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welker than asked, \u201cWell, I guess, big picture: If the president asks you to do something that you feel crosses an ethical or legal line, would you do it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4501\">Wall Street Banks Duking It Out With Crypto Bros Over Key Bill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president will never ask me to do something unethical \u2026 or illegal. He never has. He never will,\u201d Blanche, who personally represented Trump in court during former President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, replied. \u201cAnd no, I swore to the Constitution of the United States like every cabinet secretary has done and like every attorney general before me has done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, this narrative that\u2019s mostly pushed by the left and pushed by the media that the president\u2019s going to pull me aside and ask me to do something illegal is completely a false narrative, not true, will not happen, and hasn\u2019t happened,\u201d Blanche continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate confirmed Blanche as the 88th attorney general of the United States after overcoming two initial holdouts: Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, who didn\u2019t commit to voting for his confirmation until the Department of Justice assured them that their concerns over potential IRS protections for the Trump family and the anti-weaponization fund\u2019s status had been resolved.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a Daily Caller News Foundation request for comment, the Department of Justice referred to a Sunday social media post by its director of public affairs, Emily Covington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDOJ is part of the executive branch,\u201d Covington wrote in response to American political commentator Molly Jong-Fast. Are you suggesting that the focus of the Department should not align with the policy goals of the President, who was elected by the American people? Elected because the people voted for the priorities of that President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4499\">New Climate Study Seeks To Punish AI Companies For Their Excellence<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Todd Blanche refused Sunday to take a pledge to lead the DOJ independently of political pressures by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[899,900,169,180],"class_list":["post-4505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-kristen-welker","tag-meet-the-press","tag-nbc-news","tag-todd-blanche"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Newly Minted Attorney General Todd Blanche Refuses NBC Host\u2019s Pledge To \u2018Always Act Independently\u2019 Of White House - 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