If that "interest" is protecting our Democracy and the Constitution, it's certainly "an obvious conflict". But graft, self-dealing, insider trading, influence peddling, etc is exactly the sort of thing that is of interest to Trump and his cronies, and they don't seem at all conflicted.
@propublica.orgLast year, Todd Blanche issued a memo to shut down enforcement against crypto companies while he still held more than $150,000 in crypto investments, ProPublica found.
One expert called it “an obvious conflict of interest.”
(Published Dec. 2025)
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Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...