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Todd Blanche: “We open and close investigations regularly.”

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

JUST IN: Todd Blanche, Brooke Rollins Hold A Press Briefing On An Anti-Trust Investigation

Published May 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 24:35

So the Justice Department had opened a meatpacking investigation in 2020 and closed it last year. Can you tell us what is different about this investigation, investigation into meatpacking? We open and close investigations regularly. I think that circumstances change, whether it's circumstances within the Department of Justice and priorities that we have, but also within the industry. (24:35–24:39)

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“President Trump issued an executive order last year addressing [antitrust issues in the meat industry].”
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“Later this week, we will be announcing an historic settlement that will directly affect the prices of proteins like chicken, pork, and…”
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“We've signed a memorandum of understanding that allows us to share information aimed at protecting competition in agricultural inputs like…”
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“Whistleblowers can recover up to 30% if their information results in a conviction with over a million dollars.”
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“If the information you provide helps us secure a criminal penalty in excess of $1 million, you can be entitled to recover and receive 15 to…”
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“Circumstances change, whether it's circumstances within the Department of Justice and priorities that we have, but also within the industry.”
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“These investigations, at the risk of stating the obvious, are difficult. They take time.”
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“This investigation, like we talked about, is being done, I assure you, for the right reasons, given not only what President Trump directed…”
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“Antitrust investigations often involve both criminal and civil components.”
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“Antitrust investigations can last more than one administration and go on for years.”
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