Attorney General Todd Blanche Addresses 2026 GOP Convention, Touting Deportations and Fraud Cases
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 10
Attorney General Todd Blanche Addresses 2026 GOP Convention, Touting Deportations and Fraud Cases
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 10
Summary
Todd Blanche used a Wednesday night speech at the Republican midterm convention to highlight the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud and efforts to deport people in the country illegally.
The appearance put the nation’s top law enforcement official at an explicitly partisan event, where Blanche warned that Trump would hold "evil men and women" accountable.
That marked a sharp break from long-standing Justice Department norms, under which attorneys general usually avoid party conventions and other settings that could make law enforcement work appear political.