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Mic Drop Alert! Ex AG Reminds Adam Schiff That Hating Trump Does NOT Make Somebody Exempt From Laws

Schiff questioned Ashcroft about whether a president was using the Justice Department to pursue political enemies.

Mic Drop Alert! Ex AG Reminds Adam Schiff That Hating Trump Does NOT Make Somebody Exempt From Laws
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Jul 16, 2026
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At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation, former Attorney General John Ashcroft told Adam Schiff that political opposition to a president does not exempt anyone from prosecution if they broke the law.

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Senator questioned Ashcroft about presidential use of the Justice Department during a confirmation hearing

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Attorney general nominee whose confirmation hearing was the setting for the exchange

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President discussed in the exchange about prosecuting political opponents

Josh Hawley
R · MO · SEN

Senator who questioned a former Justice Department pardon attorney at the hearing

ALSO MENTIONED  John Ashcroft, Former attorney general who testified at the confirmation hearing

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Adam Schiff Takes Part in Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing

At Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation hearing, Adam Schiff questioned Blanche about his conduct and alleged conflicts. Blanche disputed Schiff’s account or denied the allegations. Right-leaning outlets generally cast Schiff’s accusations as unfair or false and Blanche as their rebutter; one article instead foregrounds former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s response to Schiff.

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