Trump’s Acting AG Defends President’s ‘Right’ And ‘Duty’ To Investigate His Enemies | EUROtoday

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Donald Trump’s efforts to prosecute his perceived political foes, saying it’s the president’s “right” and “duty” to have his enemies investigated, “using all of the resources we can.”

While taking questions for the primary time since his appointment final week, Blanche dismissed considerations about whether or not he might steadiness “relentless pressure” from Trump to go after his enemies with the White House’s vow to finish the Justice Department’s weaponization.

“We have thousands of ongoing investigations and prosecutions going on in this country right now, and it is true that some of them involve men, women and entities that the president, in the past, has had issues with and that [he] believes should be investigated,” Blanche stated Tuesday. “That is his right and, indeed, it is his duty to do that, meaning to lead this country.”

Blanche stated he didn’t view the mandate as “something that is going to keep me up at night, except to make sure that we investigate every case that we have, to the fullest extent of the law and using all of the resources we can.”

“When I see reporting about shock and awe at this supposed weaponization of this Department of Justice, it means nothing to me because it’s completely false,” he stated, whereas portraying Trump as a sufferer who “wants justice” after enduring 4 indictments in 2023 through the Joe Biden administration.

Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, reportedly partly because of her sluggish and unsuccessful prosecution of his political enemies ― together with former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump had made his dissatisfaction along with her efficiency public information.

Asked about Bondi’s termination on Tuesday, Blanche claimed that “nobody” is aware of why she was ousted and that Trump has the appropriate to maintain it that approach.

“I don’t operate every day trying to second-guess what President Trump or anybody else is thinking,” stated Blanche, who served as Trump’s private legal professional previous to his final function as deputy legal professional normal.