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Todd Blanche: “Politics will play no role [in the Department of Justice]…”

Featuring: Todd Blanche, Republican | United States Deputy Attorney General | National

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Published | Video Starts at 07:18

What will you do if confirmed as Deputy Attorney General to do to end that dangerous and unprecedented trend? It's simple. Politics will play no role [in the Department of Justice], full stop, period. Outside influence in the Department of Justice cannot happen. And I think what we saw over the past several years was something completely inconsistent with that concept and that idea. (07:18–07:22)

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