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\n In his inaugural address to the Justice Department workforce on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged to make the department \u201cmore faithful to its highest ideals than when I found it.\u201d\n <\/p>

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\n Blanche\u2019s speech, delivered in the great hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, was meant to steady a workforce bruised by firings, fierce backlash in court and accusations of political dealing on the president\u2019s behalf.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI promise you that I will lead this department with integrity,\u201d Blanche said. \u201cI promise you that I will focus on our core mission, which is to uphold the rule of law fairly and impartially, to keep this great country safe, and to protect the rights of every citizen in this country.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The speech comes after Blanche was confirmed as attorney general on Saturday after serving in an acting capacity since April. It was the first formal address to Justice Department staff since President Donald Trump took to the stage in March 2025, describing himself as the \u201cchief law enforcement officer in our country\u201d and vowing to expel what he called \u201crogue actors and corrupt forces\u201d from the government.\n <\/p>\n

\n In his speech, however, Blanche echoed attorneys general who came before him. He thanked the law enforcement work that agents and prosecutors do every day and repeated the core principle of the Justice Department, \u201cto uphold the law without fear or favor.\u201d He only mentioned Trump by name once.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Still to some in the crowd, Blanche\u2019s address seemed to erase more than a year of upheaval. He pledged to \u201calways respect the role of the judiciary,\u201d and not to \u201cengage in or stand for any sort of performative attacks that undermine the institutions that we are sworn to uphold,\u201d both of which critics have accused the department of repeatedly doing.\n <\/p>\n

\n The attorney general\u2019s core message appeared to be one of unity, and of fostering healthy debate between people \u201cof different backgrounds, different politics, different life experiences.\u201d\n <\/p>

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\n \u201cI think disagreement is the only way that we make the best decisions as a department,\u201d Blanche said. \u201cI think the fair administration of justice and us doing our jobs depend on that.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI will not get every decision right. Everything that I do will not be the right path or the right decision. No one does that,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I do promise you this: I promise you that I will work as hard as any of you. I promise you that I will listen to you, that I will listen to the ideas that you have or the adjustments that we need to make.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Stacey Young, the executive director of Justice Connection, a support group for current and former Justice Department employees, issued a statement in agreeing with the sentiments in Blanche\u2019s speech Thursday, but questioned whether he will follow through with them.\n <\/p>\n

\n DOJ succeeds when people of diverse backgrounds, politics, and life experiences put the department\u2019s mission first, she said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cYet under his leadership, hundreds of DOJ\u2019s career workforce have been fired because of their backgrounds, their perceived politics, and for fiercely pushing back in conference rooms throughout the country,\u201d said Young. \u201cThousands more have left because leadership has consistently violated the principles Blanche articulated: prosecuting defendants based only on the facts and the law; holding those who attack law enforcement accountable; and respecting the courts.\u201d\n <\/p>

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\nThis story has been updated with additional details.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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