Obama’s Constitutional Malarkey

Where in the Constitution is the idea that the attorney general is the ‘people’s lawyer’?

The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, on May 6, 2026 at Phoenix. — The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, on May 6, 2026 at Phoenix. Gage Skidmore/Getty Images

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May 10, 2026, 11:56 AM ET

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