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‘Absolute distortion’ of norms: Former U.S. attorney slams AG Blanche 


More than 50 years after Watergate, the independence of the Justice Department is facing a new test after Attorney General Todd Blanche’s refusal to pledge DOJ independence from the White House. Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade joins MS NOW’s Symone Sanders to explain why Blanche’s position represents an “absolute distortion” of the post-Watergate norms designed to prevent presidential power from becoming personal power.

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