Todd Blanche: 'Of course' DOJ would block states from certifying elections in some cases

Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “of course,” there are scenarios in which the Justice Department would block states from certifying elections. The admission came soon after Blanche said that the Justice Department did not have independence from President Donald Trump's demands. Blanche made the remarks to reporters Thursday, less than two weeks before the midterm elections, CNN reported.The attorney general, who said on a podcast a day earlier that he answers to President Donald Trump, now says the department would block certification if it had to.“Is there any scenario in which DOJ would weigh in on that certification process or try to block states from certifying?” a reporter asked.“I mean, is there any scenario? Yes. Of course, there are scenarios that we could all come up with hypothetically, you know, some doomsday scenario, for example,” Blanche replied.“I don’t think it’s proper to make any kind of conclusory statements about what’s...