Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says DOJ isn't focused on Trump's enemies

In his first public appearance as acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche insisted the Justice Department was not focused on going after President Donald Trump's political enemies.

In his first public appearance as acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche insisted the Justice Department was not focused on going after President Donald Trump's political enemies.

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"What we've been doing is changing the department," Blanche said, claiming instead it was the previous administration that had weaponized the Justice Department by prosecuting Trump, Blanche's former client.

Blanche was named to the job after Trump fired Pam Bondi last week, in part over his frustrations that she had not had more success in prosecuting his political enemies, NBC News reported. Blanche may face the same issues; the efforts have been blocked by courts and a grand jury that has refused a case.