{
  "id": 1306808,
  "title": "Todd Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ will always act independently of President Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/todd-blanche-refuses-to-pledge-doj-will-always-act-independently-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T16:14:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/todd-blanche-refuses-to-pledge-doj-will-always-act-independently-of-president-trump-11786896400535.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Todd Blanche was asked whether he could guarantee the justice department's independence from the White House. “No, I’m not going to pledge that,” Blanche said. “And no attorney general ever should.”",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}