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AG Blanche Won't Pledge DOJ Independence, Will Listen to Trump on Cases
Confirmed 50-49 just days earlier, Attorney General Todd Blanche said he won't promise DOJ independence and will weigh Trump's views as he presses 31 voter-roll suits.
What we knew first
- Blanche refused to pledge the Justice Department would act independently of the White House.
- Blanche said he would consider Trump's views on prosecutions.
- The department has filed 31 lawsuits seeking state voter-roll data and may seek Supreme Court review.
Still open then
- No public test yet shows how this listening affects any specific charging decision.
We said we'd watch for
- Whether the department files a Supreme Court petition in the voter-roll cases and how courts respond.
- Whether Senate critics of the 50-49 confirmation seek binding independence commitments.
