{"id":103427,"date":"2026-10-10T05:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T05:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ag-blanche-other-high-level-doj-appointees-can-take-part-in-political-campaigns-memo-says\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T05:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T05:03:20","slug":"ag-blanche-other-high-level-doj-appointees-can-take-part-in-political-campaigns-memo-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ag-blanche-other-high-level-doj-appointees-can-take-part-in-political-campaigns-memo-says\/","title":{"rendered":"AG Blanche, other high-level DOJ appointees can take part in political campaigns, memo says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>The Justice Department has loosened the guidelines for the attorney general and other senior political appointees, allowing them to participate in political activities.<\/p>\n<p>A memo sent this week by Assistant Attorney General Jolene Ann Laurie relaxes ethics restrictions on Senate-confirmed presidential appointees such that they can speak at rallies, canvass for votes and even serve as delegates or officers of a national political party as long as those activities are conducted in their personal capacities. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The guidance applies to the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, assistant attorneys general, the FBI director, U.S. attorneys and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Attorney General Pam Bondi had <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pam-bondi-rescinds-ban-doj-employees-partisan-events\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">loosened<\/a><\/span> the regulations somewhat during her tenure by allowing political appointees to attend rallies and fundraisers. The new memo goes a step further.<\/p>\n<p>It specifically states that presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed Justice Department employees are exempt from the more stringent guidelines imposed on some other DOJ employees, such as administrative law judges and those in the Criminal Division. <\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-vance-to-speak-rnc-midterm-convention-dallas\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Republican midterm convention<\/a><\/span> in September and attended a rally for a North Carolina Republican Senate candidate, drawing criticism that he violated long-standing Justice Department norms intended to keep politics independent from the law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am not in any way violating any rule or law,&#8221; Blanche said about his appearances at these events, adding they were done in his personal capacity.<\/p>\n<p>These moves come after the Biden-era Justice Department 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