Donald Trump’s new attorney general made it clear Sunday: He will operate the Department of Justice in conjunction with the White House, affirming that America’s top law enforcement agency will function as an arm of the presidency.
Todd Blanche laid out his vision for the agency as he sat down for a his first interview as attorney general Sunday with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press. During the conversation he pledged not to be a “yes man”, but denied that the Justice Department was ever intended to act independently of the White House.
