Showing posts with label Blanche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blanche. Show all posts
Monday, August 3, 2026
Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination
After declaring ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘dead’, Trump reverses and says he’ll revive it despite Senate opposition…
Sunday, August 2, 2026
DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files
“It appears that the administration has been really focused on the management of communications around the Epstein case, rather than acting in a way that demonstrates a commitment to getting to the truth and getting to accountability,” said Torrez.
Especially frustrating, he told MS Now, was the conduct of the SDNY after the first, Balderas-ordered investigation was shelved. Torrez said: “We stood down that investigation at the explicit request of the southern district of New York, and so to have them fail to honor their agreement and then not give us access to this file is extremely unusual, and it’s complicating our ability to advance this criminal investigation.”
Blanche “has the authority right now, with the stroke of a pen, to grant us this access, to let us, our investigators and prosecutors, come and take a look at the files, identify co-conspirators, witnesses, corroborating evidence, identify new potential leads,” Torrez added.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/doj-new-mexico-epstein-documents
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Trump says he wishes anti-weaponization fund wasn't dead, angering senators he needs to confirm Blanche - POLITICO
The $1.8 billion fund, which could have compensated Jan. 6 rioters, has become a flashpoint in the battle over Trump's attorney general nominee...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/31/trump-says-anti-weaponization-fund-is-dead-01020680
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Friday, July 24, 2026
Monday, July 20, 2026
Donald Proves Russian Collusion (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
Donald Trump floated recycled false 2020 election claims during a national address Thursday night.
Kash Patel fired two FBI intelligence analysts that refused to join the investigation into Georgia elections.
The Justice Department finally shared evidence with Minnesota law enforcement 6 months after the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Todd Blanche sat for his confirmation hearing before the senate judiciary committee and testified that his justice department does not target political enemies.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Kash Patel fired two FBI intelligence analysts that refused to join the investigation into Georgia elections.
The Justice Department finally shared evidence with Minnesota law enforcement 6 months after the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Todd Blanche sat for his confirmation hearing before the senate judiciary committee and testified that his justice department does not target political enemies.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Ex-DoJ lawyer fired by Todd Blanche urges senators to reject nomination
Liz Oyer tells of how she refused to ‘rubber-stamp a political favor’ in gun rights case involving Trump ally Mel Gibson…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/liz-oyer-doj-todd-blanche-testimony
Friday, July 17, 2026
Todd Blanche Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban – Mother Jones
The 19th-century law made it a federal crime to mail, possess, give away, or sell “obscene materials”—including items used for abortion. Parts of the law relating to birth control were repealed in 1971, but Comstock was never repealed in its entirety. When abortion providers started prescribing pills to patients in states where abortion was banned thanks to “shield” laws, anti-abortion activists argued that this was a violation of the Comstock Act. Project 2025 also called for criminal prosecutions of abortion pill providers under Comstock, though the document only references the law by statute number, not by name.
In response, a December 2022 opinion from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel said it was not illegal for the U.S. Postal Service and other carriers like FedEx and UPS to deliver abortion medications to states that ban abortion, and that Comstock did not apply unless the sender intended pills to be used unlawfully. That interpretation has reassured abortion providers that they can prescribe pills across state lines without fear of federal prosecution...
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Monday, July 13, 2026
Another ICE Coverup (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
FBI Director Kash Patel has been demanding special perks from Bureau employees during his taxpayer-funded travels throughout the country, including helicopter tours and jet ski excursions.
US Attorney Andrew Boutros agrees to pay the attorney’s fees for the Broadview Six in a bid to avoid discovery as the codefendants seek a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department.
The Harris County DA says federal authorities have sidelined local officials from investigating the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE agents in Houston.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face confirmation hearings this week as New Mexico accuses the justice department of obstructing the Epstein Ranch investigation.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
US Attorney Andrew Boutros agrees to pay the attorney’s fees for the Broadview Six in a bid to avoid discovery as the codefendants seek a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department.
The Harris County DA says federal authorities have sidelined local officials from investigating the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE agents in Houston.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face confirmation hearings this week as New Mexico accuses the justice department of obstructing the Epstein Ranch investigation.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Making the Case: A Side of Corruption (Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; Making the Case on YouTube)
Todd Blanche lacks the impartiality and integrity to be US Attorney General.
In this episode, Senators Whitehouse and Blumenthal discuss the nomination of Todd Blanche to the role of our nation’s top prosecutor. From his botched handling of the Epstein files, to his weaponization of the Justice Department as Acting AG, Blanche has a pattern of placing his loyalty to President Trump above his duty to our country. As two former state Attorneys General and U.S. Attorneys, the Senators discuss the principles and morals that should define this role, the importance of an independent Judiciary, and more.
Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate, where he champions policies to uphold American leadership in the world, protect our planet in a changing climate, and hold the powerful accountable.
In this episode, Senators Whitehouse and Blumenthal discuss the nomination of Todd Blanche to the role of our nation’s top prosecutor. From his botched handling of the Epstein files, to his weaponization of the Justice Department as Acting AG, Blanche has a pattern of placing his loyalty to President Trump above his duty to our country. As two former state Attorneys General and U.S. Attorneys, the Senators discuss the principles and morals that should define this role, the importance of an independent Judiciary, and more.
Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate, where he champions policies to uphold American leadership in the world, protect our planet in a changing climate, and hold the powerful accountable.
Interview:
Monday, June 15, 2026
Blocked Indefinitely (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
A federal judge has indefinitely blocked the $1.776B slush fund and has given Todd Blanche and the Treasury Secretary one week to rescind the fund in writing.
Todd Blanche petitioned the courts to release Epstein grand jury material as a diversion tactic after meeting with White House officials in the Situation Room to discuss how to protect Donald Trump.
President Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, to be the next Director of National Intelligence.
Newly released transcripts reveal improprieties during the Broadview Six grand jury proceedings.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Todd Blanche petitioned the courts to release Epstein grand jury material as a diversion tactic after meeting with White House officials in the Situation Room to discuss how to protect Donald Trump.
President Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, to be the next Director of National Intelligence.
Newly released transcripts reveal improprieties during the Broadview Six grand jury proceedings.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Friday, June 12, 2026
Hawley pushes Blanche to settle abortion pill case - Live Updates - POLITICO
The administration is not defending the merits of the FDA’s policy allowing telehealth prescription and mail delivery of mifepristone, but the Trump DOJ’s refusal to go all in against the drug has infuriated lawmakers and activists who oppose abortion...
Monday, June 8, 2026
Zero Intelligence (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
President Trump says he’ll nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General, and has named Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence.
A federal judge has re-opened the case that led to the slush fund settlement to investigate possible collusion and a fraud on the court as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies he’ll drop the fund but not the Trump family tax immunity.
John Bolton takes a plea deal for one felony count of mishandling national defense information.
Amid personnel changes at the Justice Department and the Pentagon, 2020 Election Denier Kurt Olsen joins the US Attorneys Office in the Southern District of Florida.
The lead prosecutor in the seashells case leaves.
A January 6th rioter gets a sensitive counterterrorism job.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
A federal judge has re-opened the case that led to the slush fund settlement to investigate possible collusion and a fraud on the court as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies he’ll drop the fund but not the Trump family tax immunity.
John Bolton takes a plea deal for one felony count of mishandling national defense information.
Amid personnel changes at the Justice Department and the Pentagon, 2020 Election Denier Kurt Olsen joins the US Attorneys Office in the Southern District of Florida.
The lead prosecutor in the seashells case leaves.
A January 6th rioter gets a sensitive counterterrorism job.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Friday, June 5, 2026
Thursday, June 4, 2026
5 lingering questions about Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ - POLITICO
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche sought to end the furor over the fund, but the saga seems far from over.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/02/trump-weaponization-fund-todd-blanche-00947631
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