Todd Blanche should be no where near the DOJ. He is protecting Ghislaine Maxwell, a pedophile and associate of Jeffrey Epstein. He is the reason why she’s at a Country Club style minimum security facility. He should be dumped.
My advice is start with the Katie Pfang suit. Blache was present at the Titgate meeting in July last year when, according to the recent book and the allegations of two NYT reporters, he was present. Was this a conspiracy or what???
AI Overview Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported on a series of secret crisis-management meetings held in the White House Situation Room on July 17, 2025, to strategize on managing political fallout and public perception regarding the release of the Epstein files.
Key details from the meetings:Attendees: The meeting included top White House aides, such as Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Vice President JD Vance chaired and led the meetings, while Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel joined via speakerphone.T
he Strategy: The officials were attempting to contain the fallout from an upcoming Wall Street Journal article detailing Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Aides debated release tactics, potential leaks, and whether to send administration officials on secure podcasts like Joe Rogan's.Maxwell Interview:
As part of the resulting damage-control efforts, Blanche went to a federal prison to interview Ghislaine Maxwell.
The Aftermath: The meetings were brought to light in Haberman and Swan's 2026 book, [Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump], which sparked a massive internal leak hunt within the administration over the disclosure of verbatim, highly sensitive Situation Room conversations.
For further reading on their reporting, you can explore the original 2026 magazine feature in The New York Times or review the timeline and contextual summaries compiled by Public Citizen.7 sitesInside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein FilesJun 10, 2026 — By Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
If the Senate approves the appointment of Trump's personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as Attorney General, then there is no serious role Congress can play in holding the executive branch accountable for its appointments. This illustrates America's decline as a liberal democracy.
I would like to hope that before the confirmation hearings begin, he'll provide some explanation for why he openly defied Judge Sullivan's order to provide more of the Epstein files by July 2nd, and to provide a log detailing the redactions and the reasons these things were redacted. I have not read that the 60 day extension was granted and if it was, my apologies. If the 60 days was granted, okay we wait 60 more days but with the Trump administration, it's all about delay, delay, delay! How about if we delay confirmation hearings until he provides that information publicly? Would that work?
Norm, I can't thank you enough for your continued diligence in pushing back against the wrongdoings in this administration and in communicating clearly about it. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for keeping us up-to-date with facts and information! Just when I'm feeling rather defeated, your reporting never fails to add a positive note to the present and future!
It may only be symbolic in its effect, but why hasn’t Todd Blanche been stripped of every legal license he’s ever received? It’s like a doctor who’s killed half his patients but continues, fully licensed to practice medicine.
FWIW, there are absolutely no requirements set forth in the Constitution for a federal judge. If you're nominated by the President and can get confirmed by the Senate, you're in. So, technically, my 4-year old grandson is "qualified" to sit on the bench at SCOTUS.
A federal court has just ruled that the courts are legally powerless to overturn Attorney General designate Todd Blanche’s order, acting on behalf of his convicted felony client and sex pervert, Donald Trump, to rescind the convictions of Trump’s co-conspirators to violently attempt to overthrow our government to re-install Trump as President. As such, Todd Blanche has become Trump’s co-conspirator and accomplice in this wretched deed.
Instead of impeaching Blanche for his complicity in this and other foul deeds on behalf of the scoundrel in the White House, Trump is looking to his sycophants in the Senate to bless Blanche as the next Attorney General of the United States.
The actions of both Trump and Blanche appear to meet the definition of “treason”. Of course, we need to win the midterms and get a Congress with the spine necessary to support bringing charges.
AN EDUCATED POPULATION IS THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST ARISTOCRACY
Trump and the Heritage Foundation both know that education is their enemy. Free speech by educated citizens can destroy their plans to turn our country into an autocracy where the ruling power can reshape the country to benefit the wealthy. Trump has dismantled the Department of Education, cut funding for advanced studies at universities, and degraded and controlled elementary education. These changes are all part of the plans promoted in Project 2025.
Compared with other countries, our educational program does not rank among the top 20, with South Korea first and the Nordic countries next. The US and China represent two contrasting educational philosophies. The US system prioritizes decentralization, holistic development, critical thinking, and student-driven exploration. In contrast, the Chinese system employs centralized curricula, intense academic rigor, and a meritocracy heavily driven by high-stakes testing and memorization—University of Colorado.
America is becoming an ignorant population. We are unwilling to invest the effort required to acquire knowledge in any form. We are lazy, and AI will contribute to this lack of education. We are a country whose population thinks in eight-minute segments, the time usually allotted to a TV segment on any show. Our educational process is weak and ineffective, and our colleges have been described as extended day camps. We have done away with formal standardized testing and reduced the number of science and math courses. Whereas in the past we aimed to ensure that college graduates had a well-rounded education, we now have useless college degrees.
Trump and company have reduced or eliminated funding for advanced studies in the sciences, weather research, and space exploration. Education is now in the hands of the individual states, with no national standard in place and subject to local reductions in the importance of national educational standards. Local authorities will control the standards in each state and may have no national responsibility. Combine all of this with the erosion of our freedom of speech, and you can see an organized effort to keep our population ignorant.
Other countries, including China, South Korea, Japan, and all the Nordic countries, recognize that the education of their citizens is essential to their survival. Trump is an ignoramus who sees money as the only measure of success and security; he is an example of an uneducated person with false credentials who is an uncontrollable liar and has conned the uneducated 38% into believing he was a successful businessman. He lied about his success as a businessman, and the uninformed, uneducated Americans drank his Kool-Aid and thought that with him in power, they could go about their lives without having to think.
It’s all part of Project 2025. While many of us read those proposals as unethical, illegal, undemocratic, the authors believe that “might makes right” and they’ve decided what’s right. All the actions of the clown-car commandos are aligned with their “right” (which is so obviously wrong).
Concur. P2025 is terrifying to read - even in summary form. Unfortunately, it is just the tip of the iceberg. They have full access to all government AI servers to augment the planning. Those who do not do likewise in opposition will be left in the dust and rubble.
Is there a legal process to nullify Blanche’s move to protect Trump and his family members from any investigation of their taxes? Does Blanches rule apply to anything else? This feels so illegal to me.
Thank you, Norm, for all you do. Where do you get the energy to do it all? Do you sleep at night? I think I saw an interview just a few days ago where you said you get four hours of sleep per night. At the time I thought you were kidding, but in looking at all your activities just in the last five days, I think you are serious.
Better take good care of yourself. We and this country need you, now more than ever.
Let's not forget Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Investigations into their deaths are stalled and federal agencies are withholding evidence from local authorities. Blanche doesn't understand he's America's attorney now, not Trump's.
Todd Blanche should be no where near the DOJ. He is protecting Ghislaine Maxwell, a pedophile and associate of Jeffrey Epstein. He is the reason why she’s at a Country Club style minimum security facility. He should be dumped.
My advice is start with the Katie Pfang suit. Blache was present at the Titgate meeting in July last year when, according to the recent book and the allegations of two NYT reporters, he was present. Was this a conspiracy or what???
AI Overview Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported on a series of secret crisis-management meetings held in the White House Situation Room on July 17, 2025, to strategize on managing political fallout and public perception regarding the release of the Epstein files.
Key details from the meetings:Attendees: The meeting included top White House aides, such as Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Vice President JD Vance chaired and led the meetings, while Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel joined via speakerphone.T
he Strategy: The officials were attempting to contain the fallout from an upcoming Wall Street Journal article detailing Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Aides debated release tactics, potential leaks, and whether to send administration officials on secure podcasts like Joe Rogan's.Maxwell Interview:
As part of the resulting damage-control efforts, Blanche went to a federal prison to interview Ghislaine Maxwell.
The Aftermath: The meetings were brought to light in Haberman and Swan's 2026 book, [Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump], which sparked a massive internal leak hunt within the administration over the disclosure of verbatim, highly sensitive Situation Room conversations.
For further reading on their reporting, you can explore the original 2026 magazine feature in The New York Times or review the timeline and contextual summaries compiled by Public Citizen.7 sitesInside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein FilesJun 10, 2026 — By Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
If the Senate approves the appointment of Trump's personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as Attorney General, then there is no serious role Congress can play in holding the executive branch accountable for its appointments. This illustrates America's decline as a liberal democracy.
They’ve already proven that they’re incompetent and not standing up for the American people, this would just be another flashing red light.
I would like to hope that before the confirmation hearings begin, he'll provide some explanation for why he openly defied Judge Sullivan's order to provide more of the Epstein files by July 2nd, and to provide a log detailing the redactions and the reasons these things were redacted. I have not read that the 60 day extension was granted and if it was, my apologies. If the 60 days was granted, okay we wait 60 more days but with the Trump administration, it's all about delay, delay, delay! How about if we delay confirmation hearings until he provides that information publicly? Would that work?
Norm, I can't thank you enough for your continued diligence in pushing back against the wrongdoings in this administration and in communicating clearly about it. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for keeping us up-to-date with facts and information! Just when I'm feeling rather defeated, your reporting never fails to add a positive note to the present and future!
It may only be symbolic in its effect, but why hasn’t Todd Blanche been stripped of every legal license he’s ever received? It’s like a doctor who’s killed half his patients but continues, fully licensed to practice medicine.
If Blanche was disbarred, could he be installed as the attorney general ? How is it possible that a bar association can allow his corrupt behavior?
FWIW, there are absolutely no requirements set forth in the Constitution for a federal judge. If you're nominated by the President and can get confirmed by the Senate, you're in. So, technically, my 4-year old grandson is "qualified" to sit on the bench at SCOTUS.
So so many things that could have been done and simply are never done.
A federal court has just ruled that the courts are legally powerless to overturn Attorney General designate Todd Blanche’s order, acting on behalf of his convicted felony client and sex pervert, Donald Trump, to rescind the convictions of Trump’s co-conspirators to violently attempt to overthrow our government to re-install Trump as President. As such, Todd Blanche has become Trump’s co-conspirator and accomplice in this wretched deed.
Instead of impeaching Blanche for his complicity in this and other foul deeds on behalf of the scoundrel in the White House, Trump is looking to his sycophants in the Senate to bless Blanche as the next Attorney General of the United States.
How sick has our country become?
The actions of both Trump and Blanche appear to meet the definition of “treason”. Of course, we need to win the midterms and get a Congress with the spine necessary to support bringing charges.
AN EDUCATED POPULATION IS THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST ARISTOCRACY
Trump and the Heritage Foundation both know that education is their enemy. Free speech by educated citizens can destroy their plans to turn our country into an autocracy where the ruling power can reshape the country to benefit the wealthy. Trump has dismantled the Department of Education, cut funding for advanced studies at universities, and degraded and controlled elementary education. These changes are all part of the plans promoted in Project 2025.
Compared with other countries, our educational program does not rank among the top 20, with South Korea first and the Nordic countries next. The US and China represent two contrasting educational philosophies. The US system prioritizes decentralization, holistic development, critical thinking, and student-driven exploration. In contrast, the Chinese system employs centralized curricula, intense academic rigor, and a meritocracy heavily driven by high-stakes testing and memorization—University of Colorado.
America is becoming an ignorant population. We are unwilling to invest the effort required to acquire knowledge in any form. We are lazy, and AI will contribute to this lack of education. We are a country whose population thinks in eight-minute segments, the time usually allotted to a TV segment on any show. Our educational process is weak and ineffective, and our colleges have been described as extended day camps. We have done away with formal standardized testing and reduced the number of science and math courses. Whereas in the past we aimed to ensure that college graduates had a well-rounded education, we now have useless college degrees.
Trump and company have reduced or eliminated funding for advanced studies in the sciences, weather research, and space exploration. Education is now in the hands of the individual states, with no national standard in place and subject to local reductions in the importance of national educational standards. Local authorities will control the standards in each state and may have no national responsibility. Combine all of this with the erosion of our freedom of speech, and you can see an organized effort to keep our population ignorant.
Other countries, including China, South Korea, Japan, and all the Nordic countries, recognize that the education of their citizens is essential to their survival. Trump is an ignoramus who sees money as the only measure of success and security; he is an example of an uneducated person with false credentials who is an uncontrollable liar and has conned the uneducated 38% into believing he was a successful businessman. He lied about his success as a businessman, and the uninformed, uneducated Americans drank his Kool-Aid and thought that with him in power, they could go about their lives without having to think.
His confirmation vote will tell the non-MAGA (i.e. sane and informed) voters which Senators up for re-election need to be kicked to the curb.
If only the voters involved would pay attention.
Incompetence or malfeasance? Blanche isn't stupid, so I vote for planned, intentional malfeasance.
It’s all part of Project 2025. While many of us read those proposals as unethical, illegal, undemocratic, the authors believe that “might makes right” and they’ve decided what’s right. All the actions of the clown-car commandos are aligned with their “right” (which is so obviously wrong).
Concur. P2025 is terrifying to read - even in summary form. Unfortunately, it is just the tip of the iceberg. They have full access to all government AI servers to augment the planning. Those who do not do likewise in opposition will be left in the dust and rubble.
Any procedural innoculation via a "deal" signed by an AG can be undone.
the jiz prison transfer alone disqualifies him...
proving trump's guilt, duh
"...you should never bet against the cowardice of the Trump majority in the Senate..."
Ain't that the truth. Which means the slimy spineless Republican senators will probably confirm him.
Thanks for fighting the good fight!
Is there a legal process to nullify Blanche’s move to protect Trump and his family members from any investigation of their taxes? Does Blanches rule apply to anything else? This feels so illegal to me.
Thank you, Norm, for all you do. Where do you get the energy to do it all? Do you sleep at night? I think I saw an interview just a few days ago where you said you get four hours of sleep per night. At the time I thought you were kidding, but in looking at all your activities just in the last five days, I think you are serious.
Better take good care of yourself. We and this country need you, now more than ever.
Let's not forget Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Investigations into their deaths are stalled and federal agencies are withholding evidence from local authorities. Blanche doesn't understand he's America's attorney now, not Trump's.