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US Politics

Loyalty, Law, and the Lawyer: The Troubling Questions Behind the Attorney General Nominee

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, affirmed under oath during his confirmation hearing that President Trump never asked him to do anything illegal and that he would refuse such a request. This critical line of questioning underscores the perennial and profound danger posed when the nation's chief law enforcement officer has a history of deep personal loyalty to a single individual, threatening the impartial application of justice.

US Politics

The Marriage of Power and Access: A Trumpworld Union Tests Democratic Norms

Alina Habba, former personal lawyer to President Trump, has married Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon, who is actively trying to maintain a major business contract in Venezuela previously tied to the Maduro regime. This union between a key Trump loyalist and a foreign businessman with controversial ties represents a deeply troubling fusion of personal ambition, political access, and foreign policy that threatens to corrupt the very heart of American governance.