Todd Blanche says Americans should be 'happy' Trump is deeply involved in DOJ

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that Americans should be "happy" President Donald Trump is deeply involved with the Justice Department

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that Americans should be "happy" President Donald Trump is deeply involved with the Justice Department.

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Asked in an interview with NBC News about a communication Trump sent to then-Attorney General Pam Bondi in which he publicly implored her to indict several of his political enemies, Blanche said it was an example of the president being upfront with the American people and making his "high expectations" clear.

"That type of communication from President Trump should make every American happy," Blanche said. "It means that there's an executive, a chief executive, that is making sure every one of his Cabinet members are working as hard as they should."