Blanche says Garland ‘didn’t own up’ to involvement in Trump cases

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President Donald Trump‘s acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said former Attorney General Merrick Garland failed to be transparent about his role in major investigations targeting Trump, pointing to several pieces of evidence showing Garland personally approved key steps in those investigations.

Speaking Tuesday on Hang Out with Sean Hannity from Fox News, Blanche said he had no issue with an attorney general signing off on significant investigative actions, including the FBI’s August 2022 search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate during President Joe Biden‘s administration.

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