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Former DOJ officials say Attorney General Todd Blanche's Justice Department has entered uncharted waters in ways that could influence politics. A top federal prosecutor in South Florida who led the Justice Department's investigation into Obama- and Biden-era intelligence and law enforcement officials has resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Covered by 12 outlets: 4 lean left, 3 are centre, 5 lean right.

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  1. CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US
    Top lawyer in DOJ's National Security Division abruptly resigns

    Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg stepped down Friday, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced.

  2. TMZ No political lean US
    Thomas Markle: AG Todd Blanche Speaks Out After Child Porn Possession Arrest

    Attorney General Todd Blanche is speaking out following the FBI's arrest of Thomas Markle Sr. for allegedly possessing child pornography. Story is developing.

  3. Washington Times Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    U.S. attorney heading probe into Trump's foes resigns from DOJ

    A top federal prosecutor in South Florida who led the Justice Department's investigation into Obama- and Biden-era intelligence and law enforcement officials has resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

  4. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    Another leader of Trump’s faltering ‘grand conspiracy’ probe suddenly quits

    The prosecutor overseeing President Donald Trump’s “grand conspiracy” probe of his foes abruptly quit, the latest in a string of exits from an investigation that has struggled to bring charges. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on X Friday that Jason Reding Quiñones,...

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  5. The Hill Center Factuality: High US
    Top prosecutor in office that housed Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe resigns from DOJ

    The prosecutor whose South Florida office oversaw President Trump’s so-called grand conspiracy probe has resigned from the Justice Department, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday. “United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones...

  6. RedState Right Factuality: Mixed US
    Justice Department: MA Man Who Idolizes Mass Shooters Allegedly Threatened to Kill Pres. Trump
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  7. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    Epstein survivors weaponized Todd Blanche’s own words against DOJ in filing: legal expert

    Epstein survivors have found powerful ammunition in their fight to depose the attorney general, and it came from his own mouth. On Thursday's episode of Katie Phang News, legal analyst and trial attorney Katie Phang laid out how lawyers for 32 women suing the FBI are leaning...

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  8. The Hill Center Factuality: High US
    2 House Democrats float idea of Blanche impeachment

    Two House Democrats are already floating the impeachment of Attorney General Todd Blanche after the GOP’s sweeping midterm election defeats, suggesting Democrats could win enough Republican support in the Senate to remove him from office. Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and...

  9. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    Todd Blanche faces nonstop grillings 'every other month' with Dem House: legal expert

    The man running President Donald Trump's Justice Department is about to become a regular fixture on Capitol Hill, according to a legal expert. Attorney Michael Popok, host of the "Legal AF" podcast, predicted Wednesday that Attorney General Todd Blanche will be hauled before...

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  10. Ibtimes Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Trump's Epstein Files Handling Faces Threat of Public Hearings as Democrats Vow 'Lawyer Up' After Midterm Win

    Robert Garcia says Democrats will launch public hearings on the Epstein files and may subpoena Attorney General Todd Blanche after taking control of the House.

  11. ReasonTV Leans right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Trump Should Not Get Credit for the Recent Drop in Violent Crime

    Attorney General Todd Blanche against a backdrop of crime numbers

  12. Newsweek Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Todd Blanche Responds to Alaska Scenarios as Trump DOJ Sends Target Letters

    The DOJ’s Alaska election probe escalates as the attorney general outlines when disputed ballots could face further scrutiny.

  13. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    'Preserve the ballots': Trump DOJ chief signals he may not accept Alaska Senate result

    Attorney General Todd Blanche doubled down on his threats against the election in Alaska in an interview on Fox News Tuesday, as voters began to flood in for the midterm election. He reiterated his claim that the campaign of a second man named "Dan Sullivan" against the...

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  14. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    Panic as Todd Blanche drops midterm eve election 'lie' critics call a sign of what's next

    On the eve of Tuesday’s midterm elections, Attorney General Todd Blanche floated an unsubstantiated claim about “thousands of illegal voters” — a remark that instantly stoked fears of what’s to come. “Wow. The Attorney General is lying about the election the night before it...

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  15. Breitbart News Right Factuality: Mixed US
    Oversight Democrat Robert Garcia Previews ‘Day One’ Subpoenas of Trump Officials If Dems Win House

    Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, talked about subpoenas for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other Trump administration officials on the first day of a Democrat majority, should his party flip the House

    Mixed reliabilityElevated risk
  16. Zero Hedge Right Factuality: Low US
    'Epstein Files' Include Information Pertaining To National Security

    'Epstein Files' Include Information Pertaining To National Security Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA , Attorney General Todd Blanche has claimed that there are no national security secrets included in the "Epstein files" - the trove of documents the Justice Department...

    Low reliability sourceElevated risk
  17. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    MAGA solicitor general distances from Todd Blanche as DOJ accused of ballot crimes

    President Donald Trump’s top Supreme Court lawyer distanced himself from Attorney General Todd Blanche’s claims about 20,000 likely noncitizen voters in California. Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote three times that his office had been “informed” of the list’s findings,...

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  18. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high Opinion US
    Trump Has Found the Attorney General of His Dreams

    The Department of Justice is in a state of moral collapse.

  19. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    'Instant classic': State election chief gives Trump DOJ a constitutional spelling lesson

    Oregon’s top election official answered a Justice Department warning letter with a reminder about the law, and a correction. On Thursday, R. Trent McCotter, the acting deputy attorney general, sent a letter telling Oregon officials to keep ballots, registration forms and...

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  20. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    'Very interesting' link flagged between Trump and mysterious bag of cash in Epstein files

    Clinical and forensic psychologist John Paul Garrison flagged what he called a “very interesting” find in the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files — an undated photo of President Donald Trump that appeared connected to another image of a mysterious bag of cash. “I do...

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  21. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    'WOWOW': DOJ gets constitutional reality check as Maxwell interview swipe backfires badly

    The Trump Justice Department went after Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) for criticizing Attorney General Todd Blanche’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell. A national security journalist quickly turned the attack back on the department. The fight started after House Judiciary...

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  22. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    ‘Huge red flags’ as Todd Blanche revives voter fraud claims with bizarre move: report

    Attorney General Todd Blanche took an extraordinary step to shore up the Trump administration's discredited voter fraud claims in a key swing state. Blanche personally signed off on misdemeanor charges against four people in Nevada , Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News reported...

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  23. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    Todd Blanche's ‘big tell’ reveals DOJ may have buried some Epstein secrets: legal expert

    Attorney General Todd Blanche's Justice Department keeps tipping its hand that something is buried in the Epstein files, according to a legal expert suing him. Lawyer and journalist Katie Phang, who is suing Blanche for the unredacted Epstein files , said on Thursday's...

    Elevated risk
  24. CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US
    DOJ vets say politically charged moves close to election violate norms

    Former DOJ officials say Attorney General Todd Blanche's Justice Department has entered uncharted waters in ways that could influence politics.

  25. New Republic Left Factuality: Mostly factual US
    DOJ Appears to Be Hiding Classified Documents From Epstein Files

    At least three documents within the Epstein files show that Attorney General Todd Blanche received classified material in the tranche and did not release it—even as Blanche continuously insisted that the Justice Department wasn’t withholding any documents for any reason....

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