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After firing Mr. Tirrell, the administration left his position vacant for nearly a year before appointing Kristina Spencer, a former aide to Vice President JD Vance who had no prior department experience.
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Kristina Spencer, who was appointed to a Justice Department position under the Trump administration, is a former aide to Vice President JD Vance and had no prior experience at the department.
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{
    "person": "Kristina Spencer",
    "experience": "no prior department experience",
    "prior_role": "aide to Vice President JD Vance",
    "organization": "Justice Department"
}
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US Politics Justice Department Personnel
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September 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM (3 weeks ago)
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September 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM (3 weeks ago)

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Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/todd-blanche-doj-midterm-elections.html

Attorney General Todd Blanche has repeatedly participated in campaign events and spoken in partisan terms about the coming midterm elections, despite criticism that he violated a longstanding Justice Department principle of steering clear of electoral politics. This behavior breaks an ethical norm going back to Watergate.

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