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This Trump henchman is about to be smoked live on TV
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

Of all the Donald Trump loyalists currently getting away with the biggest political cover-up in American history, Acting Attorney General Todd “Yes Sir, May I Please Have Another” Blanche is the biggest Trumpsimp of all. Aside from publicly declaring how much he “loves” Trump (full cringe in effect), Blanche has been committing a federal crime every single day for the last 233+ days (as of this writing) by willfully violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Which was signed into law by the least transparent person to ever fall asleep behind the Resolute Desk, aka Blanche’s crush and Jeffrey Epstein’s former frenemy. Trump’s former personal attorney never should’ve been allowed anywhere near the federal government, but let’s not get mired in the weeds of what shouldn’t be allowed regarding the entire illegitimate Trump regime, or else this article will run super long. More troubling facts have recently emerged about Blanche, including his participation in the dangerous July 4th joyride flyover, which was also a federal violation. Blanche was a passenger aboard a vintage jet piloted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, despite the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initially rejecting the planes as “too risky.” Even Transportation Secretary Sean “Road Rash” Duffy, who lives in Trump’s alimentary canal when he’s not taking fully-funded road trips with his wife and nine kids, objected to the flyover because of the low altitudes. But then Blanche whined to Trump that he wouldn’t get to ride on the big airplane, so Trump gave permission. That’s who Trump wants to be our permanent attorney general, so that our Justice Department will essentially be his personal law firm. That’s not what the DOJ is meant for, just like the AG isn’t meant to act as the president’s personal lawyer, which 1,200 former DOJ employees are reminding everyone about ahead of Blanche’s Senate confirmation hearings next week. “Justice Connection today sent a letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee signed by more than 1,200 former DOJ employees spanning 14 administrations and thousands of years of collective experience, opposing the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General,” the announcement on its website reads, followed by a statement from Stacey Young, executive director and founder. “Since his confirmation as Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche has shown time and again that his guiding star is fealty to the president, not the Constitution,” Young wrote. “That fealty led to the purge of thousands of experienced career employees, a loss that will have a generational impact on the Justice Department’s ability to carry out its mission and maintain credibility with the courts and the American people.” The letter is signed by former officials who served during Republican and Democratic administrations, including U.S. attorneys who led major offices across the DOJ and the FBI. Most significantly, dozens of attorneys who worked in Blanche’s former office in the Southern District of New York signed the letter. It’s certain to be at the center of Blanche’s two-day grilling next week from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with the egregious cover-up of the Epstein Files. Blanche will need every single Republican member to vote for him before his nomination can go before the full Senate, which isn’t actually a slam-dunk for him. He’s facing serious opposition from Sen. John “Cornholio” Cornyn (R-TX) and outgoing Senator Thom “DGAF” Tillis (R-NC), both of whom have voiced “concerns” regarding Blanche’s involvement in Trump’s IRS lawsuit settlement. But he’s also walking a thin line when it comes to making a final decision, and that line is where his spine should be. And then, as always, there are those pesky Epstein Files, which were supposed to have been released thanks to the intrepid lawyering of an actually patriotic attorney, Katie Phang. If I could ask the not-at-all Honorable Todd Blanche questions that he would be required to answer while under oath (because he never responds to me on Twitter for some weird reason), they would be:Why do you love Trump more than America?How could you read about those unspeakable crimes against children in the Epstein Files and still choose loyalty to Trump?Circling back to my first question, why are you so eager to go to prison for a con man who’s never stopped grifting the American people? Follow-up: Are you aware of the full punishment for treason against the United States, and if so, why aren’t you testifying against Trump to get a reduced sentence?Honestly, it’s the first question that matters to me the most. That’s also the only question all of Trump's loyalists should be asked on the record. I mean, there’s nothing you could offer me, no amount of Musk’s trillions, to turn against my country, so if any Congressional Republican chooses Trump over the United States, they should be forced to resign their seats immediately. Not a single one of them has called for Trump’s resignation now that he’s being forced to pay E. Jean Carroll the now-5.8 million he’s owed her for the last couple of years. There’s also the latest bombshell firing of all of the remaining non-compromised election officials because Trump can’t legitimately win an election. An email I sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune wasn’t returned by my deadline, but it’s not like he was going to answer my questions anyway. Todd Blanche knows they’re going to steal the midterms if they’re not stopped. Election interference is yet another federal crime he’s blatantly committing in Trump’s name, and I’m done watching them all get away with literally everything. We must keep screaming the truth about this until Democrats figure out a way to stop another steal instead of ignoring it, like they did with the 2024 Presidential election. There used to be consequences for treason, and unlike culottes, that’s a trend I’d love to see come back this summer.
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