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Blanche Refuses to Discuss Trump Son’s Russian Gift Inquiry
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- Attorney General Todd Blanche held an unorthodox press conference on Tuesday.
- Blanche said he would not discuss any investigation of a Russian oligarch’s wedding gift to President Donald Trump’s son.
- Legal analyst Elie Honig said Blanche acted more like a press secretary than a law official.
- Honig criticized Blanche for lacking interest in restoring DOJ independence.
- Honig noted the DOJ’s April 2025 policy limits journalist subpoenas to extraordinary, nationally important cases.
