Fox News host Maria Bartiromo pressed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday over the lack of indictments tied to years of investigations and legal actions against President Donald Trump, demanding answers about why officials connected to the Russia collusion probe and other controversies have not yet faced charges.
The tense exchange unfolded during “Sunday Morning Futures” after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently released documents and a memo alleging what she described as a “years-long coup” against Trump following his 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton. Gabbard also submitted a criminal referral to the Justice Department tied to the matter.
Bartiromo opened the interview by citing accusations from former intelligence officials and asking Blanche directly what federal investigators have actually done about alleged abuses of power targeting Trump over the last decade.
“You heard the former chairman of the Intelligence Committee saying that there has been a conspiracy over 10 years,” Bartiromo said. “What have you done about it?”
Blanche responded by insisting the Justice Department is actively investigating the issue and argued there is no remaining dispute about the collapse of the original Russia collusion narrative.
“That’s exactly what we’re investigating right now,” Blanche replied. “What is not in dispute is that the whole Russia hoax — there was absolutely nothing to it.”
The Russia investigation and broader allegations of collusion between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Moscow dominated American politics for years. Central to the controversy was the now-discredited Steele dossier, a collection of opposition research funded by Democrats and used in part to justify FBI surveillance warrants during the Obama administration.
Critics have long argued federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies abused their powers to target Trump politically, while defenders maintain officials were responding to legitimate national security concerns at the time.
Blanche suggested investigators are now examining whether actions taken against Trump from 2016 through the Mar-a-Lago documents raid represented part of a larger coordinated effort.
“You saw a continued effort all the way up until very recently — up until the raid of Mar-a-Lago just a couple of years ago — a continued effort to destroy President Trump,” Blanche said. “Whether that’s one conspiracy that continued from 2015, 2016, all the way up to 2023 is what we’re looking at right now.”
He explained that prosecutors are using grand jury proceedings, subpoenas, witness interviews, and FBI investigative work to build the case carefully before any potential charges are filed.
According to Blanche, investigators have uncovered “incredibly troubling things” that will eventually become public.
But Bartiromo clearly appeared frustrated by the pace of the process.
When Blanche referenced an ongoing criminal investigation reportedly based in the Southern District of Florida involving “hundreds of subpoenas” and “hundreds of witnesses,” Bartiromo interrupted with visible irritation.
“What is not ready?” she asked. “We’ve been watching this play out for a long time and viewers and people watching are frustrated because it just keeps happening.”
The exchange reflected growing impatience among many Trump supporters who have spent years watching investigations into Trump dominate headlines while seeing relatively few criminal consequences for officials involved in the Russia probe, surveillance controversies, or later legal actions against the president.
Meanwhile, critics argue the Justice Department must avoid politically motivated prosecutions and ensure any future charges are based on overwhelming evidence rather than political pressure.
Blanche insisted investigators are focused on building cases properly rather than rushing indictments prematurely.
“We are working hard and we are working efficiently,” he said. “But we are going to do it right.”
