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Six Members Object to Blanche, Warn DOJ Targeting Powell

4/28/2026

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Six Metropolitan Club members formally objected to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s proposed admission.
They warned that Blanche’s Justice Department is targeting judges, nonprofits and universities of the club.
They cited the Department of Justice’s dropped criminal probe of Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, a club member, as proof of weaponized prosecution.
Critics said the club must uphold standards amid the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s war on institutions.

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Six Metropolitan Club members formally objected to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s proposed admission.
They warned that Blanche’s Justice Department is targeting judges, nonprofits and universities of the club.
They cited the Department of Justice’s dropped criminal probe of Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, a club member, as proof of weaponized prosecution.
Critics said the club must uphold standards amid the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s war on institutions.