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  "path": "/2026/05/19/todd-blanche-lied-to-chris-van-hollen-about-reading-the-washington-post/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T17:42:05.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "January 6 Insurrection",
    "Andrew Paul Johnson",
    "Carol Leonnig",
    "Chris Van Hollen",
    "Tanya Chutkan",
    "Todd Blanche",
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  "textContent": "Today, Todd Blanche told Chris Van Hollen, \"I have never read the Washington Post.\" But in 2023, the Motion for Vindictive and Selective Prosecution submitted under Todd Blanche's signature -- the entire argument that DOJ had been weaponized against Trump -- relied on a WaPo story.\n\nThe post Todd Blanche Lied to Chris Van Hollen about Not Reading the Washington Post appeared first on emptywheel.",
  "title": "Todd Blanche Lied to Chris Van Hollen about Not Reading the Washington Post"
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