Acting AG Blanche Denies Trump Directed James Comey Prosecution Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on April 29 said that President Donald Trump did not order the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file more charges against former FBI Director James Comey over a social media post that he made last year. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (L) speaks alongside FBI Director Kash Patel during a press conference about the ...