The Blanche Problem: From DuBois to the DOJ’s Most Pathetic Yes-Man
And why American Muckrakers is about to drop something even bigger right into Toddy's lap.
Todd Blanche is having a Blanche DuBois moment.
And by that I mean:
He’s delusional, dramatic, dependent on powerful men for survival, and absolutely incapable of functioning in reality without constructing elaborate fantasies about how the world ought to treat him.
Tennessee Williams would sue for plagiarism if he could.
Because make no mistake: Todd Blanche is Blanche DuBois in a DOJ badge, drifting through the Department of Justice whispering, “I have always depended on the kindness of one particular spray-tanned stranger.”
But here’s the twist:
Blanche DuBois only took down herself.
Todd Blanche is taking down the Justice Department with him.
And I’m done pretending this isn’t the crisis it is.
Friday’s OPR complaint (attached below) was just the beginning.
We’re filing another action this week, the first of its kind, and it will bite — hard.
The kind of bite people remember.
Buckle up.
THE BLANCHE TRINITY: A GUIDE TO AMERICAN COWARDICE
Most people don’t realize there’s a full cinematic universe of Blanches.
And every one of them describes Todd Blanche with eerie, bone-deep accuracy.
Let’s review.
1. Blanche DuBois — Patron Saint of Delusion
She sees men not as they are, but as she needs them to be.
Sound familiar?
Blanche Du DOJ is still litigating Trump’s cases in his head while pretending to serve the United States.
He didn’t join DOJ; he dragged Trump through the front door with him like a comfort animal.
2. Blanche Devereaux — Vain, dramatic, and convinced she’s irresistible
Golden Girls Blanche strutted through every room assuming the world revolved around her charms.
Todd Blanche: “Why shouldn’t I oversee cases I got paid $50 million to defend? Why shouldn’t I weigh in on Trump’s $230 million DOJ reimbursement demand? Why shouldn’t I interview Ghislaine Maxwell personally?”
It’s the same energy:
Performative confidence wrapped around a hollow center.
Unlike Blanche Devereaux, however, Todd isn’t aging gracefully, he’s decomposing ethically.
3. Blanche Barrow, yes, the gangster’s wife who insisted she “didn’t know” what Bonnie & Clyde were up to
Ah yes, denial as a lifestyle.
That’s our Blanche.
Todd Blanche’s entire worldview is:
“I didn’t do anything wrong — I’m just here to help Mr. Trump with his government.”
Government isn’t supposed to have pets.
Yet here we are.
**THE PROBLEM ISN’T JUST THAT HE’S A BLANCHE
THE PROBLEM IS HE’S THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL**
Let’s review this fever dream of corruption:
✔ He was Trump’s $50 million personal defense lawyer
✔ He still talks like Trump’s defense lawyer
✔ He inserted himself into the Maxwell matter
✔ He meddled with DOJ ethics enforcement
✔ He called judges “rogue”
✔ He never recuses — from anything
✔ He uses DOJ to fight Trump’s battles
✔ He’s terrified of saying “no” to his master
This isn’t a conflict of interest.
This is a captured official, a human access point for one man’s revenge fantasy.
Blanche didn’t take an oath; he’s a yes man taking orders from his master.
DOJ OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLITY (OPR) IS GETTING OUR FULL COMPLAINT
…and that’s not even the spicy part.
OPR is legally required to review what we filed. Whether they act is another matter.
We’re adults.
We’re realistic.
DOJ is not famous for self-policing, especially when the corruption is wearing a DOJ lanyard and calling judges “rogue.”
So yes, we filed.
And yes, we expect resistance, delay tactics, and bureaucratic fog thicker than a North Carolina summer. And, you can read it below.
Which is why, and you’re hearing this here first:
We’re filing ANOTHER action this week.
It’s the first of its kind.
And it’s going to bite.
When it drops, people will feel it.
Especially the ones hiding behind Trump’s shadow pretending the public can’t see them.
WHY AMERICAN MUCKRAKERS DOES THIS WORK
Because somebody has to.
Because corruption doesn’t collapse on its own.
It has to be knocked over.
Because people in power count on the public being exhausted.
We’re not.
Because Trump world assumed we’d never have the guts, stamina, or receipts to file a full OPR slapdown on the sitting Deputy Attorney General.
Well… they were wrong.
WHY WE NEED YOU — RIGHT NOW
This isn’t a one-and-done fight.
This is a campaign of impact.
These filings take:
legal time
research hours
document acquisition
record pulling
team support
and constant pressure
American Muckrakers survives because you power it.
If you want more filings, more watchdog work, more accountability — you know where to click:
Because we’re not just calling out corruption.
We’re focused on ending careers of unethical and corrupt government lawyers.
And trust me:
Blanche Du DOJ is not the last target.
He’s just the one who wandered onto the stage this week.
— David
David B. Wheeler
President, American Muckrakers