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The Strange Case Todd Blanche Can't Seem to Escape

Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair The acting AG has a lot of legal priorities under Trump, including doling out $1.8 billion that could go to January 6 insurrectionists. But a case from his recent...

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What happened Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair The acting AG has a lot of legal priorities under Trump, including doling out $1.8 billion that could go to January 6 insurrectionists. But a case from his recent...
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Left / center-leftDid Todd Blanche Try to Bribe the Senate?

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Right / center-rightThe Strange Case Todd Blanche Can't Seem to Escape

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RealClearInvestigationsNews report · May 27, 10:20 AM

The Strange Case Todd Blanche Can't Seem to Escape

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Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair The acting AG has a lot of legal priorities under Trump, including doling out $1.8 billion that could go to January 6 insurrectionists. But a case from his recen...

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SlateNews report · May 27, 9:20 AM

Did Todd Blanche Try to Bribe the Senate?

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Just when you think the corruption couldn’t be more glaring…

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CL · Center-leftMostly Factual
Vanity FairNews report · May 26, 10:00 AM

The Wild Case Todd Blanche Can’t Escape, Even Though He’s Trump’s Legal Enforcer for America

A fake Mossad agent. Twin grifters. The nation’s top lawman. A head-spinning legal drama has the attorney general fighting off accusations of forgery, malpractice, and more.

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