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Updated · NPR · May 14Ex-DOJ Official Jonathan Gross Accuses Blanche of Betraying Trump Agenda
3 articles · Updated · NPR · May 14
- Jonathan Gross, a former Trump political appointee at the Justice Department, went public with blistering criticism of his former bosses.
- Gross said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche had betrayed the Trump agenda, turning his attack on a senior official still leading the department.
- Until recently, Gross worked on the DOJ's "Weaponization Working Group," giving his criticism added weight as an insider rebuke.
- The public break underscores widening friction inside a Justice Department that Trump allies had expected to align closely with his priorities.
When a government watchdog group itself is accused of failure, what does that signal about institutional reform?