Judge Poised To Order Criminal Trial Of Todd Blanche: 'More Than Sufficient' Evidence (opens in new tab)

A federal judge already has enough evidence to order a criminal contempt trial of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — and needs no further investigation to do it. That's the conclusion of Marty Lederman, a Georgetown Law professor and former senior Justice Department official, writing Monday for Just Security. Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has all he needs to act — if a federal appeals court lets him. "The evidence the judge has already ...