Dan Bongino Warns Obama After DOJ Comments Spark Firestorm

“What was with the tweet — the shock to my core

In an interview with CBS News, Blanche described Democratic criticism of the administration’s prosecutions as “extraordinarily rich,” arguing that Trump himself faced years of investigations and criminal prosecutions under the Biden administration.

“We are absolutely doing nothing but what we should be doing at the Department of Justice,” Blanche said.

Blanche defended the administration’s authority under Article II of the Constitution, arguing that executive power is vested in the president and that the White House is entitled to direct policy priorities within the Justice Department.

The remarks came just hours after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly rejected Obama’s accusations that the Justice Department is being politicized under Trump

The Justice Department has faced mounting scrutiny following a series of aggressive investigations into Trump opponents and former officials.

Comey was recently indicted in North Carolina over a 2025 social media post showing seashells arranged to read “86 47,” which prosecutors allege constituted a threat against Trump, the 47th president. Comey has denied intending violence and said he removed the post after realizing some interpreted it as threatening.

Conservatives have increasingly pushed back against Obama’s comments by revisiting allegations surrounding the origins of the Russia investigation during the 2016 transition period.