Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ will always act independently of White House

Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge that the DOJ will always act independently of the White House during an interview with NBC. While rejecting Kristen Welker's request, Blanche argued that no attorney general should make such a commitment. He asserted that President Trump has not and will not ask him to prosecute specific individuals or perform any illegal acts, maintaining that the president would never cross the legal line regarding the department's operations.