Ty Cobb says Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has shown “total fealty” to President Trump in interview

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche came under fresh scrutiny Saturday after former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb said Blanche has demonstrated “total fealty” to President Donald Trump, a characterization Cobb made during an appearance on Zeteo’s “Mehdi Unfiltered.”

In the interview, Cobb was asked a question framed around whether Blanche would “stand up to Trump” if Trump were to request that prosecutors or the Justice Department produce or pursue what the interviewer described as “fake evidence” related to an investigation or legal matter. Cobb’s response, as reported by The Hill, pushed back on the premise by arguing that Blanche’s past conduct indicates he would not resist such a request.

Cobb, who served as White House counsel during the Trump administration, has continued to comment publicly on Justice Department personnel and the balance between executive direction and independent enforcement. In Saturday’s remarks, he tied his assessment of Blanche’s approach to the idea that the acting attorney general would follow the president’s lead rather than challenge it.

Blanche, who is serving as acting attorney general, has also been the subject of White House advocacy for Senate confirmation. The White House has posted multiple releases arguing the president’s nominee for attorney general should be confirmed without delay and citing endorsements from law enforcement groups and state attorneys general.

One such White House release, dated July 31, said the Senate should confirm Blanche “without delay,” and framed his background as a basis for confidence in the office. Another release in mid-July described support for Blanche from law enforcement leaders and public officials nationwide and highlighted his prior work in the Justice Department as well as earlier roles in the legal system.

The exchange with Cobb is not a court filing or official agency action, but it adds to a broader public debate about the Justice Department’s operating posture under a president who directs executive-branch priorities. It also underscores the attention paid by legal observers to how acting officials interpret their duties when presidential requests collide with evidentiary and prosecutorial standards.

Because the reported comments do not cite a specific case or document, they function primarily as testimony about Cobb’s interpretation of Blanche’s institutional alignment rather than as a new factual allegation tied to a particular investigation. The practical next step for Blanche remains Senate consideration of his nomination, with administration materials continuing to argue for expedited action on the attorney general confirmation track.