Exclusive: Acting AG Todd Blanche was told last year to recuse from Justice Department matters involving Trump

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It was less than two weeks after Todd Blanche took on his role of deputy attorney general in March 2025 when the Justice Department’s top ethics lawyer delivered some straightforward yet inconvenient news: His recusal from legal cases that involved President Donald Trump in his personal capacity was necessary.

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