"When Blanche posted on X this morning that reporters who received classified leaks should "not be surprised" to receive subpoenas, it landed with the weight of a man who has been methodically testing the limits of what this DOJ can do to people who inconvenience the president, and finding that the limits are further out than anyone previously assumed."
"In just the past few weeks alone, he indicted James Comey for posting a picture of sea shells, then went on television to pretend he barely knew anything about it (prompting Comey to, likely inadvertently, throw shade his way); he went on Meet the Press and revealed, with great confidence, that restaurants check your ID at the door; he announced an indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center that was so sloppily constructed it was missing basic elements of the charged crime; and he has bent over backward to keep the Epstein files from public view at every turn."
"The throughline in all of it is the same: whatever Donald Trump wants, Todd Blanche is there to provide it - consequences, legal coherence, and institutional norms be damned. Today's announcement that the DOJ is coming after reporters who covered national security stories is just the latest entry on an increasingly long list."
""To the media asking about DOJ investigating the leaking of classified information: Prosecuting leakers who share our nation's secrets with reporters, in turn risking our national security and the lives of our soldiers, is a priority for this administration. Any witness, whether a reporter or otherwise, who has information about these criminals s"
Todd Blanche, serving as acting attorney general, has taken steps aimed at removing the “acting” designation while pursuing actions that affect high-profile figures and institutions. Recent actions include indicting James Comey over a social media post, making public claims about restaurant ID checks, announcing an indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center with alleged drafting deficiencies, and working to keep Epstein-related files from public view. A consistent pattern centers on aligning legal outcomes with Donald Trump’s preferences, even at the expense of legal coherence and institutional norms. A new DOJ move targets reporters who covered national security stories, and Blanche’s post warns that reporters who received classified leaks should not be surprised by subpoenas.
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