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Blanche's definition of his job gets The Bulwark's scrutiny

Will Saletan and Catherine Rampell examine the attorney general's CNN answers in the most-watched of the channel's 21 uploads.

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Todd Blanche’s CNN Interview Could Come Back to Bite Him

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0:44Dana Bash asks Blanche whether Democrats could be imprisoned following Trump's remarks.
5:42Rampell and Saletan argue that Blanche recasts Slotkin's warning against wrongdoing as a political threat.
15:15Blanche describes defending the administration as part of his job; the hosts question that framing.
21:15Rampell argues that Blanche's television answers could provide material for future congressional investigations.

Who is the attorney general supposed to defend? That question gives Will Saletan and Catherine Rampell their through line as they work through Todd Blanche's appearance on CNN's State of the Union, pausing over the distinction between enforcing the law and protecting an administration.

In "Todd Blanche's CNN Interview Could Come Back to Bite Him," Dana Bash's questions supply the starting points. Saletan and Rampell compare Blanche's characterization of Elissa Slotkin's remarks with footage of the senator warning young professionals about the legal risks of participating in wrongdoing. They argue that he turns a warning against committing crimes into a political threat. Later, Blanche says, "So my job as the attorney general is, among other things, is to defend the administration." For the hosts, that answer crystallizes their criticism of his approach to the office.

The discussion reached roughly 705,000 views, making it the week's most-watched new upload. Elsewhere, Tim Miller and Sam Stein turned Republican election disappointments into a fantasy draft, while The Next Level brought Miller, Sarah Longwell and Jonathan V. Last together to examine the post-election leadership changes. The formats ranged from pointed legal analysis to deliberately playful political scorekeeping.

The strongest momentum now belongs to a different subject: Michael Weiss and former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos discussing Ukraine's Starlink workaround. Longwell's focus-group conversation with Adam Jentleson is also drawing substantial attention. Across the channel, subscribers increased by about 10,000 over the week, although today's viewing pace is less than half its usual level. That leaves a busy publishing week with a slower finish, and foreign affairs supplying its most active upload.

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