There's a big difference between saying, we will always do our job and investigate any case and act independently of the White House. No, I'm not going to pledge that. And No Attorney general should ever pledge [to always act independently of the White House]. that. Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to say that the Justice Department would always act independently of the White House during an interview on NBC's Meet the Press. (00:09–00:11)
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Asserts that no Attorney General should commit to always acting independently of the White House.
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