# AG Blanche refuses to pledge independence from Trump

https://mins.news/en/video/24325

- CNN, 2026-08-17 15:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVYvDHSmrqg

> Attorney General Todd Blanche declined on Sunday to promise that he would always act independently of the White House, a stance critics say raises concerns that the Justice Department is pursuing President Donald Trump’s political agenda. Blanche said Trump has never and will never ask him to cross a legal or ethical line.

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