President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Attorney General Todd Blanche, has declined to pledge that the Justice Department will operate independently of the White House. Blanche was asked about the topic by NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker.

Kristen Welker: “You, of course, used to be President Trump’s former personal defense attorney. Can you pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of the White House?”

Attorney General Todd Blanche: “Well, what — that’s — there’s a big difference between saying we will be — we will always do our job and investigate any case and act independently of the White House. No, I’m not going to pledge that.”