Dollemore revisits Blanche's "lawyer up" exchange with Dana Bash
The CNN interview prompts a discussion about congressional oversight, before Dollemore turns to expanded National Guard patrols in Washington.
Why this story? The video drew 2,242 comments in its first day, 5.7 times a normal first day on this channel (390).
Todd Banche Has EMOTIONAL COLLAPSE on TV Over Infamous "Lawyer Up" Post
Things we can learn from the video
Press to jump
- 0:05Bash asks whether the Justice Department will follow Trump's order to investigate Democratic members of Congress.
- 1:07Bash distinguishes constitutionally protected congressional oversight from criminal conduct and asks what crimes occurred.
- 1:58Blanche argues that Democrats crossed into threats, citing an incoming chairman's "lawyer up" message.
- 4:13Dollemore turns to a New York Times report about expanded National Guard patrols in Washington.
- 11:08Dollemore urges newly elected governors to withdraw their states' National Guard units from the capital.
"That is not oversight. I welcome oversight," Attorney General Todd Blanche tells Dana Bash in the CNN interview Jesse Dollemore uses to open his commentary. The disagreement is over where scrutiny ends and threats begin.
Bash asks whether the Justice Department intends to follow Donald Trump's order to investigate Democratic members of Congress. Blanche argues that Democrats' rhetoric has crossed a line, pointing to an incoming chairman's advice to "lawyer up." Bash presses him on what crimes occurred, noting that congressional oversight is constitutionally protected.
That distinction also runs through Dollemore's unusually busy comment section: viewers discuss whether the phrase signals legitimate accountability or a threat. The video drew about 2,200 comments in its first day, nearly six times the channel's usual level, while its views were ordinary for Dollemore.
The interview occupies only the opening portion. Dollemore then reads from a New York Times report about plans to expand National Guard patrols in Washington with military vehicles and boats. He opposes the deployment, describing it as an occupation, and closes by urging newly elected governors to withdraw their states' Guard units from the capital.
An American lawyer and former prosecutor serving as U.S. attorney general. He held the role in an acting capacity from April 2026 before being confirmed in August.
More on Wikipedia ›An American journalist who hosts CNN’s Inside Politics and co-anchors State of the Union.
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- Channel
- Jesse Dollemore
- Subscribers
- 1,310,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 8,382,183
- Channel views, pace per day
- 555,011 (on a normal day: 936,446)
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 134,142 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 18,786 (on a normal day: 175,610)
The numbers
The standout response was in the comments, not an unusually large viewing audience.


