Blanche won't rule out DOJ move to block state vote certification
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday the Justice Department could, in a hypothetical "doomsday" scenario, act to block states from certifying midterm election results.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday he would not rule out the Justice Department acting to block states from certifying midterm election results. NBC News, The Hill and Fox News all report this.
Blanche told reporters there are hypothetical "scenarios" in which the department could stop certification, The Hill reports. He acknowledged that people could imagine extreme cases and used the word "doomsday" to describe them.
Fox News says Blanche refused to rule out intervention and pointed to such "doomsday" situations. NBC News says he left open the possibility that the department would try to block certification after the election.
The reports do not say what a "doomsday" scenario would involve. They do not say the department is planning any action.
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- NBC NewsBlanche won’t rule out DOJ post-election action in a ‘doomsday’ scenarioThu, Oct 22, 1:38 PM EDT
- The HillBlanche says DOJ could block election certification in 'doomsday scenario'Thu, Oct 22, 8:29 PM EDT
- Fox NewsBlanche won't rule out DOJ blocking election certification in 'doomsday' scenarioFri, Oct 23, 12:53 AM EDT
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