Trump’s acting DOJ chief Todd Blanche refutes Obama’s concerns about his targeting of president’s critics: ‘Simply false’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s acting DOJ chief Todd Blanche refutes Obama’s concerns about his targeting of president’s critics: ‘Simply false’The Justice Department has gone after several of Trump’s perceived political enemies, most recently with the fresh indictment of former FBI Director James ComeyRachel Dobkin in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 01:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971921","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-todd-blanche-retribution-obama-stephen-colbert-b2971921.html","title":"Todd Blanche refutes Obama’s concerns about his targeting of Trump’s critics"}}CloseObama jokes Stephen Colbert could do a better job as president than 'some folks we've seen'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email...