Todd Blanche

“it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Blanche stressed on Fox News earlier this year that it isn't a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.

“believes the justice department was weaponized against a lot of Americans”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Blanche said that Trump believes the justice department was weaponized against a lot of Americans under the Biden administration.

“It really hurt them financially.”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Blanche said that Trump believes the justice department was weaponized against a lot of Americans under the Biden administration, adding that it really hurt them financially.

“Thank you very much. I love you, sir”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Blanche once said he would tell the president this if Trump nominated someone else for attorney general.

“The fund is dead or whatever word you want to use. It never started. So, it’s not as if the fund is coming back.”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Todd Blanche told Fox News Sunday last month that the proposed anti-weaponization fund would not be revived.

“there were never commissioners”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Blanche has said there were never commissioners in charge of the payout pot, responding to critics who noted the agreement did not include signatories.

“There’s not a parent in America, no matter where you live, that would want their school to change and call their child by a different name and not expect to be told about that. We partnered with the Department of Education recently to combat this very trend and, really, pandemic that’s happening in some school districts around the country,”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Blanche appeared on Fox News to decry a pandemic of gender transitions in schools across the US.

“Let this be a warning to those that are terrorizing our communities,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-27 · reported 2026-08-27

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced charges against 81 people in Puerto Rico during a visit on Thursday.

“Our Homeland Security Task Forces around the country are unified to end the presence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs, and transnational criminal organizations throughout the United States.”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-27 · reported 2026-08-27

Blanche issued a statement warning criminal organizations as part of the Justice Department's crackdown announcement.

“If states have said, ‘We are going to protect the unborn and we’re going to protect every life from the moment of conception,’ we’re putting practices and policies in place so that other states and other organizations can’t attack that. They can’t do things like they’re doing with mailing in mail-order drugs.”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche explained his rationale for preventing states from mailing abortion drugs into states with bans.

“If companies and entities are not doing what they're supposed to do to make sure that happens, we're [going to] come after them,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-22 · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche warned that the Justice Department will pursue entities failing to protect children online.

“It's a big number. It's a lot of money that they agreed to pay to kind of address what happened in the past to make sure it doesn't happen in the future,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-22 · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche commented on the monetary penalty paid by TikTok to address past privacy violations.

“working hand in hand”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche discussed the Justice Department's collaboration with health agencies to restrict abortion.

“so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state.”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche told a religious group about the Justice Department's efforts to restrict abortion access nationwide.

“Since that lawsuit was filed, as folks know, TikTok has undergone a meaningful change in ownership, leadership, management and their practices. And so, this lawsuit and the settlement of it takes into account the changes the company has made since the lawsuit was filed, which is exactly what we should be doing,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-22 · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche explained how recent organizational changes at TikTok were factored into the settlement.

“but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and, and, and it will be permanent.”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche told conservative religious leaders that their anti-abortion efforts would achieve permanent success.

“fair, just and right result.”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-22 · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche praised the Justice Department's $400 million settlement with TikTok.

“We don’t have complete victory yet,”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche spoke with Christian conservative leaders about the timeline for cementing anti-abortion policy.

“It's a stark reminder and a real important note to anybody out there that we are [going to] protect children, and the internet has got to be a safe place for children,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-22 · reported 2026-08-22

Todd Blanche emphasized the administration's commitment to making the internet safe for children.

“These types of crimes are the worst of the worst: preying on vulnerable children in the name of a violent and twisted ideology. Federal law enforcement will not stop until nihilistic violent extremist groups and their depraved members are identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20

Blanche condemned the crimes as targeting vulnerable children under a violent ideology.

“The Department has pledged to take out online predator networks and today’s sentence is one step toward justice for the families and children harmed by 764,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20

Blanche commented on the sentencing of Kyle Spitze for crimes tied to the 764 network.

“forever barred and precluded”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-06

According to the initial outline of the audit deal in a document signed by Todd Blanche, the U.S. was forever barred and precluded from examining current tax filings or prosecuting the plaintiffs.

“with the judge’s insinuations”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-31

Blanche said he disagrees with a judge's ruling criticizing his involvement in the IRS settlement.

“doesn’t cover any government entity except the IRS.”

Todd Blanche · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-30

During his Judiciary Committee testimony, Blanche stated the settlement does not cover any government entity except the IRS.

“District court judges can appoint a temporary U.S. Attorney, and [the president] can fire them,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-17

Blanche posted on social media after federal judges appointed a replacement U.S. attorney who was fired within the hour.

“You’re a lawyer, you know the rules,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-16

Blanche told the Harvard Law graduate Schiff that he knows the ethics rules.

“You can’t accuse me of violating my ethical rules and then lie about what I did,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-16

Blanche continued his denial of Schiff's accusation regarding the Jack Smith report release.

“From the Proud Boys matter?”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-16

Blanche responded with a puzzled look when Schiff pressed him about recusal.

“I was the acting attorney general – so yes, my department moved to dismiss,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-16

Blanche fired back when Schiff criticized him for moving to vacate Jan. 6-related convictions for 12 members of far-right groups.

“What you’re saying happens not to be true – I did not do that.”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-16

Blanche denied having anything to do with opposing the release of the second volume of Jack Smith's report.

“There are rules that say when I have to recuse and that’s not one of them,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-16

Blanche asserted there was no reason for him to recuse himself from the Proud Boys matter.

“I am still here. I am the same exact person I was when I was a federal prosecutor in the SDNY,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-16

Blanche replied that he is the same person he was when he was a federal prosecutor in the SDNY.

“was good for consumers.”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15

Blanche told senators he believed the Trump administration's settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster was beneficial.

“To the extent there’s any work around those cases, yes, I’m recused,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15

Blanche confirmed to Schiff that he has recused himself from any DOJ involvement in the now-ended criminal cases against Trump.

“When you ask me what has changed, okay, and you talk about a single document that I signed, okay. Somebody had to sign that document when the president sued, okay. So I tried to do the right thing,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15

Blanche responded to Schiff's criticism about signing off on the IRS settlement, saying he tried to do the right thing.

“and now I’m the deputy attorney general.”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15

Blanche corrected himself during his confirmation hearing after initially saying he is the president's lawyer.

“We take testimony in front of this body very seriously,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-15 · reported 2026-07-15

Blanche replied to Hawley's question about investigating former special counsel Jack Smith for perjury.

“This morning in Chicago, federal and local law enforcement charged three alleged [Tren de Aragua] members on a criminal complaint, charging the brutal murder of another victim,”

Todd Blanche · said 2026-07-01 · reported 2026-07-09

Blanche announced criminal charges against three alleged Tren de Aragua gang members at a press conference in Washington.

“the suggestion by anyone that there was any daylight between the FBI and DOJ leadership on this memo’s composition and release is patently false.”

Todd Blanche · said 2025-07-11 · reported 2025-07-11

Todd Blanche denied that there was any division between FBI and DOJ leadership over the memo.