UPDATE: @blumenthal.senate.gov & @gallego.senate.gov have requested a DOJ Inspector General inquiry into the killing of the investigation of Trump's commutation given Todd Blanche's "refusal to answer questions on the matter, & the great importance of the fair & impartial administration of justice."
Ken VogelNEW: Todd Blanche declined to discuss the killing of an investigation into Trump's clemency grant to David Gentile, suggesting a @nytimes.com report on it was the result of leaks & contained “falsehoods.” But he did not identify inaccuracies, & DOJ has not challenged the report.