Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Trump DOJ Says It Won’t Regulate Artificial Intelligence
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department should not regulate artificial intelligence.
He said AI is very helpful for society.
Blanche also criticized Democrats for raising concerns about AI.
He said those concerns may be intended to affect the midterm elections.
The Justice Department is part of the Trump administration.
The article does not explain what specific AI rules Democrats support.
It also does not say when or where Blanche made his remarks.
The main disagreement is whether government action on AI is needed.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said regulating artificial intelligence is not the Justice Department’s role.
Blanche described artificial intelligence as “extraordinarily beneficial to our society.”
He accused Democrats of raising concerns about artificial intelligence to influence the midterm elections.
The remarks represent the Trump Justice Department’s stated position against regulating the technology.
The article does not specify when or where Blanche made the comments.
- Who
- Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Justice Department, and Democrats.
- What
- Blanche said the Justice Department will not regulate artificial intelligence and called the technology highly beneficial.
- Why
- Blanche said regulating AI is not the Justice Department’s role and accused Democrats of using AI concerns to influence the midterm elections.
Democratic Concerns
Justice Department Position
Whether AI regulation is needed
Democratic Concerns
Democrats are described as raising concerns about artificial intelligence, although the article does not specify their proposed policies.
Justice Department Position
Attorney General Todd Blanche said he does not believe regulating AI is the Justice Department’s role.
Political motivation
Democratic Concerns
The article presents Democrats as expressing concerns about AI.
Justice Department Position
Blanche accused Democrats of raising those concerns in an effort to influence the midterm elections.
Value of artificial intelligence
Democratic Concerns
The article does not state the Democrats’ overall assessment of AI.
Justice Department Position
Blanche called AI “extraordinarily beneficial to our society.”
- Official
- Todd Blanche, Attorney General
- Agency
- United States Department of Justice
- Technology
- Artificial intelligence
- Justice Department position
- Blanche said regulating AI is not the department’s role.
- Blanche’s assessment
- He called AI “extraordinarily beneficial to our society.”
- Political criticism
- Blanche accused Democrats of raising AI concerns to influence the midterm elections.