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Michael Tomasky: It's inconceivable to imagine any other modern American president even thinking this up, let alone doing it. Suing himself; then installing a spineless yes-man -- his former personal lawyer, no less -- as acting attorney general, who then agrees to a settlement including nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money plus an immunity grant; then being willing to sacrifice said A.G.'s confirmation in order to preserve the fund and the immunity claim. It defies belief.

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President Donald Trump's decision to keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current position should be used in a third impeachment proceeding, according to a new column.

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-- Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 6:30 PM · Jul 31, 2026

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"What Trump is saying here is obvious. The slush fund and probably especially the immunity are far more important to him than Blanche is.

And anyway, Blanche, whose servile lickspittleism makes predecessor Pam Bondi look like a paragon of independence, can stay in the job more or less indefinitely as acting A.G."

"Once again, as with so many other things Trump has done, it's inconceivable to imagine any other modern American president even thinking this up, let alone doing it.

Suing himself; then installing a spineless yes-man"his former personal lawyer, no less"as acting attorney general, who then agrees to a settlement including nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money plus an immunity grant; then being willing to sacrifice said A.G.'s confirmation in order to preserve the fund and the immunity claim.

It defies belief."

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-01 02:57 PM | Reply

A bullet point breakdown from Axios:

www.axios.com

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-01 03:13 PM | Reply

Todd Blanche is what happens when Michael Cohen and Lurch from the Adam's Family make a baby.

#3 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-08-01 03:19 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Michael Cohen and Dummkopf Trumpf finally reconciled.

What a relief.

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-01 03:29 PM | Reply

Dems are already planning another impeachment??? Shocker. But it's not like they don't have time to plan it. After their fraud cases were exposed they have a lot more time on their hands.

#5 | Posted by fishpaw at 2026-08-04 12:45 PM | Reply

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