Todd Blanche Melts Down Defending Absurd Comey Case
5/3/202612 min
On ‘Meet the Press’, Todd Blanche, Trump’s Acting Attorney General, tries to defend the Justice Department’s indictment of James Comey, but the explanation doesn’t hold up particularly well under scrutiny. Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on the flimsy argument, the timeline, and why the case is drawing skepticism, not just from critics but with Republicans as well.
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Sam Stein· Host0:29
Hey, everybody. It's me, Sam Stein, managing editor at The Bulwark. I'm here with Will Saletan to discuss the Sunday shows. We watched them, we lived them, we laughed, we cried. [laughs] Will, how you doing, man? You good?
Will Saletan· Host0:41
[laughs] I'm s- I'm sore, man. I tried to play basketball this morning and my back was out, so.
Sam Stein· Host0:46
I'm still waiting for my invite, but w- that's a topic for another YouTube.
Will Saletan· Host0:49
Yeah.
Sam Stein· Host0:50
Main character on the Sunday shows today I thought was Todd Blanche, the interim attorney general. Clearly wants to be the permanent- [laughs] ... attorney general. He's, he's gone forward with a number of very dubious prosecutions, uh, that seem to be stagnant, um, that he's picked up and run really hard with. Among them is James Comey. And so Todd Blanche was on Meet the Press this morning, and he was pressed by the host Kristen Welker about this and a bunch of other things. Before we get into the clips, like, what was your main takeaway about Blanche?
Will Saletan· Host1:18
I just felt... I don't know if I should feel sorry for the guy.
Sam Stein· Host1:20
No, you should not.
Will Saletan· Host1:21
[laughs] So, uh, you know, until this moment, I wasn't sure how corrupt Todd Blanche was. I mean, he was Trump's personal lawyer, he gets put in this job, but he