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Joseph Tirrell, the Justice Department’s senior ethics official until the Trump administration dismissed him in July 2025, earlier this week criticized Mr. Blanche’s participation in the Republican convention. He called the attorney general’s comments at the White House briefing “borderline” unethical, and his participation in the North Carolina rally “terrible.”
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In September 2026, former DOJ ethics official Joseph Tirrell criticized Attorney General Todd Blanche’s participation in the Republican convention and a North Carolina rally, and called his White House briefing comments 'borderline' unethical.
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Joseph Tirrell
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{
    "date": "2026-09",
    "person": [
        "Joseph Tirrell",
        "Todd Blanche"
    ]
}
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US Politics Justice Department Todd Blanche Joseph Tirrell
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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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