AG Blanche clashes with anchor asking whether it's his 'job' to defend the Trump administration

What happened: Attorney General Todd Blanche clashed with CNN host Dana Bash over whether defending Trump administration officials under congressional investigation is his job, saying the Constitution requires the Justice Department to represent executive branch members. Why it matters: Blanche said Democratic rhetoric about investigating Cabinet members and companies goes beyond oversight and that an investigation "could be" warranted depending on what is said.

Attorney General Todd Blanche clashed with CNN host Dana Bash over whether defending Trump administration officials under congressional investigation is his job, saying the Constitution requires the Justice Department to represent executive branch members.

Blanche said Democratic rhetoric about investigating Cabinet members and companies goes beyond oversight and that an investigation "could be" warranted depending on what is said.