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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has since said Trump has the [“right”](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/acting-doj-chief-blanche-says-trump-has-right-influence-investigations-2026-04-07/) to direct investigations at the justice department. One of the top contenders for this mission is an official
pressured DOJ attorneys to "act unethically." President Trump's "pardon attorney" [Ed Martin](https://www.npr.org/2025/02/15/nx-s1-5292205/ed-martin-dc-federal-prosecutor) is also facing [disciplinary proceedings](https://www.scribd.com/document/1010428661/Ed-Martin-DC-Bar-Complaint) with the Washington, D.C., bar over allegations he broke several ethics
Todd Blanche faces pressure from the president to go after Trump's perceived political enemies. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi created the working group as one of her [first acts](https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46698/attorney-general-memos-weaponization-trump)