Trump’s acting AG Todd Blanche defends president’s ‘right’ and ‘duty’ to investigate political foes

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s acting AG Todd Blanche defends president’s ‘right’ and ‘duty’ to investigate political foesTrump’s former criminal defense attorney says he doesn’t feel ‘pressure’ to pursue cases demanded by the White HouseAlex Woodward in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 21:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953317","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/todd-blanche-attorney-general-trump-b2953317.html","title":"Acting AG Blanche defends president’s ‘right’ and ‘duty’ to investigate enemies"}}CloseActing Attorney General Todd Blanche defends Trump-led probes in first post-Bondi briefingSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics"...