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Trump lawyer Todd Blanche declined to promise he would refuse illegal orders from the president. The refusal raised alarms about presidential accountability and rule of law.
Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche declined to commit that he would refuse illegal orders from the president during his vetting process. When pressed on whether he'd push back against unlawful directives, Blanche avoided the pledge—a direct answer to a straightforward question about a lawyer's basic ethical duty.
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