The left has found its next Trump villainhttps://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-left-has-found-its-next-trump-villainAs the saying goes, “if you’re catching flak, you’re over the target.” That line has followed President Trump for years, and it now fits Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Before joining the administration, Blanche spent years as one of Trump’s defense attorneys as the former president faced civil suits and criminal prosecutions brought by deranged accusers, state officials, and the federal government itself.
Blanche then served as deputy attorney general for more than a year. After Pam Bondi’s dismissal in April, he became acting attorney general and was confirmed by the Senate on August 8, 50-49, with two Republicans voting against him.
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Once Blanche became attorney general, reporters pressed him to promise “independence” from the president. He refused to perform the ritual.
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The pattern has continued. Blanche’s support for allowing certain nonviolent felons to petition for restoration of gun rights brought the label “Trump goon” from the left. His refusal to embrace the media’s preferred definition of “independence” led to accusations that he was attacking the department itself. ABC’s coverage of his handling of Epstein-related questions turned moral compromise by association into another dishonest line of attack.
The common thread is not that every Blanche decision is beyond criticism. It is that vigorous service to Trump is itself somehow disqualifying.
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The left insists it fears politicized justice. What it appears to fear more is a Republican attorney general who will not accept a one-way definition of restraint.
Blanche will be judged by whether he stays within the law. He should be. But he should not be expected to govern as though the election never happened.
That is the real fight: whether a Republican administration is allowed to use lawful power without first asking permission from the people who opposed it.
The Dems and their MSM shills know that Trump leaves office in January 2029. So the Dems and their MSM shills are busily working to demonize every potential R Presidential candidates.
