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For decades, the decision maker was a career official, but the Trump administration moved that authority to political appointees.
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The Trump administration moved the authority to overrule the Justice Department ethics office's recommendations from career officials to political appointees.
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News Article
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{
    "organization": "Justice Department",
    "policy_change": "Authority to overrule ethics office moved from career officials to political appointees",
    "administration": "Trump administration"
}
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Policy US Politics Justice Department Ethics
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Created
September 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated
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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