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Todd Blanche, now DOJ chief, immediately issued a memo allowing Trump to withhold communications from Congress. Critics compare the move to consolidation of power tactics used by authoritarian regimes.
Todd Blanche, Trump's new attorney general, issued a memo that lets the president withhold communications from Congress without the usual legal review. The memo essentially gives Trump a blanket shield for his documents and conversations, removing a layer of oversight that normally applies even to sitting presidents. This isn't about protecting classified material — it's about blocking Congress from seeing communications altogether.
What makes this notable is the speed and scope. Blanche didn't carve out narrow exceptions. He created a broad principle that the president can decide unilaterally what Congress gets to see. Critics point out this mirrors how authoritarian leaders consolidate power — by making the executive branch answer to itself rather than to any co-equal branch. The memo doesn't reverse legal precedent so much as ignore it.
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