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Acting AG Todd Blanche argued that future Democratic administrations won't be able to prosecute Trump officials, signaling broad protective immunity for the current administration.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche laid out a legal theory this week arguing that sitting administrations have sweeping power to shield their own officials from future prosecution—essentially claiming Democrats would lack the authority to bring cases against Trump appointees even if evidence existed. The argument centers on presidential control over the Justice Department and the idea that prosecutions of current officials are somehow categorically off-limits once an administration ends. It's a novel and aggressive reading of executive power that Blanche's office is now cementing into DOJ policy.
This isn't just legal theory. It's a shield being welded in real time. If this argument holds, it collapses the basic assumption that officials can be held accountable regardless of who occupies the White House next. The claim essentially exempts an entire administration from the normal consequences of breaking law—the opposite of how accountability is supposed to work. Whether courts would ever uphold this is an open question, but the fact that the AG is publicly stating it signals how far the administration is willing to push the boundaries of executive immunity.
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