“Well, the president hasn't denied access. That's not the right way to describe it. … What the president has said is that he is sick and tired of certain media outlets just refusing to report accurate news … It is a privilege to be in the White House for anybody. … When you say denied access to Air Force One, the White House routinely decides who can go on Air Force One.
Todd Blanche
Attorney General
Acting U.S. Attorney General in the Trump administration; previously served as Deputy Attorney General and as personal defense counsel to President Trump.
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“President Trump doesn't know who this person is. I think other members of the family don't know who this person is. … When you say am I investigating -- Am I investigating what?
“Secretary Hegseth is doing a phenomenal job, and the secretary of war doesn't just go off and do things. So, he follows the law.
“It is our job to stop America's adversaries from unleashing violence and terror on American soil. And that's precisely what we are doing thanks to the work of the FBI and our Justice Department prosecutors.
“We will…continue to fight as President Trump has talked about for many years…if we have to go back to the Supreme Court, we will.
“We crafted the EO around, and in concurrence, and understanding what the Supreme Court said in their decision.
“[Ed Martin is a] patriot who loves this nation.
“I've said repeatedly, it's dead. There is no fund, no money went from the Treasury to any account, there were no commissioners established. There is no fund, there will be no fund.
“I've said repeatedly, it's dead. There is no fund, no money went from the Treasury to any account, there were no commissioners established. There is no fund, there will be no fund.
“No, I'm not going to pledge that. And no attorney general should ever pledge that.
“Will I take the president of the United States's view on something into consideration? Yes, of course.
“There is this extraordinarily false narrative that the president wakes up in the morning and calls me and says, 'Todd, go prosecute X or Y.' He does not do that.
“The president will never ask me to do something unethical or illegal.
“I will act with integrity. Our prosecutors will act with integrity. We will prosecute without fear or any sort of favor.
“I absolutely support US attorney Pirro, as does President Trump.
“Nothing 'quiet' about it. We are proud to reverse the DOJ's weaponization under the Biden administration. We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes. This includes stripping DOJ's website of partisan propaganda.
“For nearly 30 years, the families of four murdered Americans have waited for justice. My message today is clear: The United States and President Trump does not and will not forget its citizens.
“As part of this settlement, we are setting up a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.
“The machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department's intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again. As part of this settlement, we are setting up a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.
“The SPLC was not dismantling these groups, it was instead manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred.
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