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Hours after being sworn in as attorney general, Blanche gave Donald Trump even more protections.

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Hours after being sworn in as attorney general, Blanche gave Donald Trump even more protections. trib.al/ejnqpe3

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-- The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) 9:10 PM · Aug 11, 2026

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"Blanche's latest move reflects poorly on all of the Republicans who voted to confirm him"but especially Senators Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, and Tom Tillis, who bought into the attorney general's promises to limit the scope of a different immunity for the president.

Blanche has demonstrated that he isn't the least bit interested in holding the president accountable for anything"let alone preserving transparency in government.

But we already knew that, didn't we?"

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-11 10:02 PM | Reply

------- joke. Won't matter after January 2029.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-08-11 11:27 PM | Reply

Blanche's latest move reflects poorly on all of the Republicans who voted to confirm him

"Reflects poorly"?

Oh no!

I'm sure they're mortified!

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-11 11:47 PM | Reply

Maybe Bill Cassidy can go on television and weep some more about it.

For a doctor, he sure is stupid.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-08-12 08:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

What do you call a medical student that graduates last in their class?

Doctor.

#5 | Posted by mattm at 2026-08-12 04:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Why yes, our country is falling fast, as the Soviet Union fell, first to becoming bankrupted by insane foreign wars and by leadership of, as Navalny described, them, the senile. Then, the billionaire Russian oligarchs stole everything that wasn't nailed down, and then...dictatorship and pretend democracy with pretend independent media.
If the Ellison bullies have their way, CNN will go the way of CBS.

#6 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-08-13 06:33 AM | Reply

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