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He accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections and prefers a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-15T21:05:10.946Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-15T22:08:12.457Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T16:00:21.818Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing and lacks specific dates or locations.","critic":"Quotes or right of reply not provided for all affected parties; some claims are hedged.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild sensationalism and loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#AI","#DOJ","#ToddBlanche","#Regulation","#MidtermElections"],"entities":["Todd Blanche","Department of Justice","OpenAI"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not regulate the technology.","Blanche accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections.","The DOJ will investigate 'anybody associated' with AI if they violate the law, according to Blanche.","Blanche prefers a restrained approach to taking enforcement action against AI companies and executives."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will investigate crimes related to artificial intelligence but will not act as a regulatory body for the technology. Blanche indicated that the DOJ would investigate \"anybody associated\" with AI if they violated the law, citing the existence of \"a lot of criminal laws\" applicable to the field. He expressed a preference for a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies and their executives."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on political motivation"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Attorney General Todd Blanche accused Democrats of using the debate over artificial intelligence to influence the upcoming midterm elections. Reports from Washington Times and Newsweek specifically mention Blanche's accusation of Democrats orchestrating a \"phony panic\" or using AI \"hoax\" concerns for political gain. Yonhap News Agency also reported that Blanche linked the current AI controversy to an attempt to influence the midterm elections."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the bipartisan bloc of 36 state attorneys general or Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI, which Startup Fortune reported on. The right-rated digests do not mention the bipartisan bloc of 36 state attorneys general or Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI, which Startup Fortune reported on. 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