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Blanche says Democrats' rhetoric could warrant investigation

Dana Bash presses the attorney general on where congressional oversight ends and criminal conduct begins in a CNN interview posted by Forbes Breaking News.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 559,383 views a day, 80 times a normal first day on this channel (6,994).

BREAKING: U.S. AG Todd Blanche Threatens Investigations Into Dems For Their 'Rhetoric' Post-Midterms

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0:00Bash asks whether Blanche will investigate Democratic lawmakers following Trump's statements.
1:08Bash challenges whether the conduct Blanche describes is criminal or part of Congress's constitutional oversight duties.
2:00Blanche says criticism is protected speech but argues that threats can justify legal scrutiny.
4:14Bash asks whether Trump's demand that Democratic lawmakers be imprisoned could lead to prosecution.
5:15Blanche says the Justice Department's responsibilities include representing administration officials before Congress.
6:17Blanche extends his defense of DOJ representation to Cabinet officials facing possible impeachment inquiries.

Forbes Breaking News' clip of Todd Blanche's Sunday CNN interview puts a distinction under scrutiny: the attorney general says he welcomes congressional oversight, while arguing that some rhetoric directed at conservatives and administration officials warrants legal scrutiny.

Speaking with Dana Bash on State of the Union, Blanche is asked whether he will investigate Democratic lawmakers following President Trump's statements. Bash presses him on whether the activities he describes constitute crimes or belong to Congress's constitutional oversight role.

"You have free speech in this country. You are allowed to be critical of President Trump, of me, of this administration," Blanche says. But he argues that threats can cross legal lines, citing language telling people to get lawyers. The exchange centers on that disputed boundary, rather than an announcement of charges.

The interview also turns to whom the Justice Department represents. Asked about Stephen Miller and potential congressional scrutiny of administration officials, Blanche says representing members of the administration is part of his job. He extends that argument to Cabinet officials facing possible impeachment inquiries.

The upload drew roughly 394,000 views in its first 12 hours, far beyond the channel's usual opening-day audience for regular videos. Its comment section was already many times busier than a typical full first day.

Forbes Breaking News also posted Bash's separate questioning of Representative Robert Garcia about his message to Miller, alongside Representative Stephen Lynch's criticism of Trump's call for investigations into Democratic lawmakers. Those uploads give the channel's coverage the lawmakers' responses as well as Blanche's defense of the administration's position.

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