Trump’s Attorney General Completely Face-Plants on Meet the Press
Trump’s Attorney General Completely Face-Plants on Meet the Press  
Podcast: Bulwark Takes
Published On: Sun Aug 16 2026
Description: Will Saletan takes on Kristen Welker’s Meet the Press interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, arguing that Blanche’s evasions on Justice Department independence, Trump’s influence over prosecutions, January 6 pardons, and a proposed compensation fund expose him as a loyalist ready to do the president’s bidding.