Acting AG Blanche Fires Back at Obama’s DOJ Criticism

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the FBI raid of the office of longtime Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas on Wednesday is part of an “ongoing” criminal probe.

“This was a law enforcement operation during the course of a criminal investigation,” Blanche told CBS News’… pic.twitter.com/N6CBMZRp41

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Blanche forcefully rejected accusations that the DOJ is engaged in political retaliation and defended the president’s constitutional authority over the executive branch.

“Article Two says, ‘the executive power shall be vested in the President of the United States of America,’” Blanche said while holding a pocket copy of the Constitution during the interview. “It does not say that the Attorney General stands off to the side.”