Blanche Intros ‘Roadblocks’ To Protect Trump From Future Prosecutions

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says he is already looking at ways to stop what he believes could become another wave of politically driven prosecutions against President Donald J. Trump, his family, and members of his administration after Trump leaves office.

Blanche made the remarks in a NewsNation interview released Thursday, just hours after President Trump announced that he would formally nominate him to serve as attorney general on a permanent basis.

The interview offered a revealing look at how Blanche views the years-long legal war surrounding Trump and how the administration is preparing for what may come after the president’s second term ends in January 2029.

Blanche, who previously represented Trump personally in multiple criminal cases, became acting attorney general after Trump dismissed Pam Bondi in April.

Since assuming the role, Blanche has quickly become one of Trump’s most trusted figures inside the Justice Department. He has advanced investigations involving several of the president’s longtime political opponents while defending the administration’s broader legal agenda.

During the interview, NewsNation host Katie Pavlich brought up Blanche’s earlier claim that Trump likely would have faced prison time if he had lost the 2024 election.

Pavlich also noted that prominent Democrats have openly suggested Trump administration officials could face investigations or prosecution if Democrats return to power.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, for example, told The New York Times earlier this year that officials who broke the law should face both criminal and civil consequences.

Pavlich asked Blanche whether he believes Democrats may try to pursue Trump, his family, administration officials, or even federal law enforcement personnel after Trump leaves office.

Blanche answered directly.

“I believe it’s a possibility that the Democrats will go after President Trump, his family, anybody that knows him, anybody that worked for him,” Blanche said.

“I think they’ve proven that to be true.”

Blanche then said efforts are already underway to prevent that kind of lawfare from happening again.

“And what can we do about it?” Blanche asked. “We can just keep on exposing when we learn about the weaponization that happened for many years. We can keep on exposing it and putting roadblocks in place so it never happens again.”

Blanche did not specify what “roadblocks” he meant, and Pavlich did not press him for additional details.

Still, the remarks are likely to draw attention because they suggest the Justice Department may be considering structural or procedural safeguards aimed at preventing what Trump allies view as politically motivated prosecutions.

Blanche argued that Democrats have already shown a willingness to use the justice system as a political weapon against their opponents.

He said his primary concern is not his own future, but the long-term stability of the country.

“I don’t worry about, for myself, what happens in the future,” Blanche said. “I worry about this country.”

He also pointed to Democrats who have publicly discussed pursuing investigations into members of the Trump administration if they regain power.

“The American people saw them do it for four years and rejected it wholeheartedly,” Blanche said. “That effort failed.”

Blanche said he hopes Democrats will move away from politically motivated investigations, though he made clear he has little confidence that they will.

“I would hope the Democrats would be a little smarter,” Blanche said. “They have so far proven themselves not to be.”

Blanche’s comments come as the Justice Department continues reviewing allegations involving several longtime Trump critics, including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, The Independent reported.

Both Comey and James have been frequent subjects of criticism from President Trump, who has repeatedly called for accountability over the legal and investigative actions taken against him during and after his first administration.

A Brooklyn Law School graduate, Blanche represented Trump in all of his criminal cases before joining the administration.

For conservatives, Blanche’s warning reflects a broader concern that the justice system has been weaponized for years against Trump and his allies. His message is clear: accountability must apply to everyone, but the country cannot survive a permanent cycle of partisan prosecutions every time political power changes hands.

Whether Democrats will abandon that strategy remains an open question. But Blanche appears determined to ensure that what happened to Trump is not repeated under another administration.