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2. Blanche seems to be from the the Bill Barr school of being the President's personal lawyer as A.J..

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:31 AM

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Btw I am pretty sure that the A.J.’s job is to be the top cop in America and that the President
already has consul in the White House Lawyer. I might be wrong.

The President has the right to go after people who investigated Trump’s law breaking:

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Glen Kirschner on what the D. o. J.'s job is really supposed to be. An independent agency from the President. [View all] Botany Friday OP

Here is a good discussion of the ethical reasons why Blanche is wrong on the DOJ only representing trump LetMyPeopleVote Friday #1

Blanche seems to be from the the Bill Barr school of being the President's personal lawyer as A.J.. Botany Friday #2

unless there is iron clad constitutional separation, all of this "supposed to be" talk means nothing. harumph Friday #3