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I keep watching this one. Dana Bash asked Attorney General Todd Blanche whether he really sees it as his job to represent Trump officials being investigated by Congress. Blanche: “The Constitution sees it as my job,” Every administration does it — and if Robert Garcia doesn’t have a copy of the Constitution, he can arrange to send him one.
This isn’t new. 28 CFR 50.15, on the books since 1982, lets DOJ represent federal employees subpoenaed or pulled into congressional proceedings over their official duties. Meanwhile, the “oversight” crowd: Garcia’s election-night statement was “Lawyer up,” Ed Markey bragged about needing new forests for subpoenas, and Sen. Elissa Slotkin told University of Chicago students on Oct. 13 she wants a “deterrence message” against working for Trump.
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