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In a 2019 speech to the Federalist Society, for example, he accused “the left” of a “systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law.”
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In a 2019 speech to the Federalist Society, Attorney General William P. Barr accused 'the left' of a 'systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law'.
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William P. Barr
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News Article
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{
    "date": "2019",
    "event": "Speech to the Federalist Society",
    "person": "William P. Barr"
}
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US Politics Justice Department William P. Barr
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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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