Is Todd Blanche Simply Stupid or is He Evil?  Or Both?

E197 - Is Todd Blanche Simply Stupid or is He Evil? Or Both?

Published: July 15, 2026

Duration: 21:34

The emails center on Ed Martin Jr., the right-wing lawyer pushed out as acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. and then parked at DOJ headquarters to run the weaponization working group. Blanche wrote "I am frustrated" within a month, set up weekly check-ins, and reassigned investigative lanes to his own deputies. Hawk covers Martin's role in the Letitia James mortgage case, the January 6th review, and the Biden auto pen probe, complete with a look at what an auto pen actually is.

Along the way Hawk plays Andrew Weissmann on the one question he would ask...