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Jul 12, 2026 40 min

Crisis at DOJ

from The Weekend Hosted by Jackie Alemany, Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, Joe Scarborough, Stacey Young, Joyce Vance, Jacob Soboroff, Susan Del Percio, Kirsten Allen

July 12, 2026; 8am: It has been a little more than three months since Blanche took the reigns at the Department of Justice after Trump’s last AG Pam Bondi was fired, reportedly in part due to Trump’s growing frustration with the pace of prosecutions against his perceived political rivals. In just that short time Blanche has shown his willingness to allow his former client to assert himself, as Trump has repeatedly declared, to be the chief law enforcement officer” of the U.S. Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann join The Weekend to discuss his confirmation hearing. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnow TikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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We're just days away from the confirmation hearing for Trump’s former defense attorney and now acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the 88th U.S. Attorney General.

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