Blanche says he will not act on Means's podcast allegations and praises Wiles
Todd BlancheU.S. attorney general, interviewed on CNN's State of the Union
Attorney General Todd Blanche dismisses Calley Means's allegations against Susie Wiles, on CNN's State of the Union, Nov. 8, 2026.
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Asked on CNN's State of the Union whether he was concerned about Means's allegations or would look into them, Blanche said he does not listen to what someone says on a podcast, praised Wiles's work as chief of staff and called Means a disgruntled former administration official.
“Something that someone says on a podcast? No, I do not listen to that, absolutely not. Susie Wiles did an extraordinary job, not only as chief of staff, but as a leader in working with President Trump for the past several years.”
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Former RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means alleges Susie Wiles put midterm donor money ahead of MAHA policies; James Blair calls his claims false
On November 6, 2026, Calley Means, a former senior adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said on Joe Rogan's podcast that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and other top Trump aides held back Make America Healthy Again policies to protect money from special interests for the midterm elections. Trump political adviser James Blair called much of it false, and the White House pointed to its MAHA record. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said the corruption Means described reached the Trump administration.
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CNN transcript of State of the Union on November 8, 2026. Dana Bash asks Attorney General Todd Blanche whether he is concerned about Calley Means's allegations against Susie Wiles or will look into them.
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Axios report on responses to Calley Means's allegations, including Blanche's remarks on CNN, a statement from a spokesperson for Susie Wiles, Ballard Partners' statement on X, James Blair's and Tony Fabrizio's denials, and a statement from former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to CBS.
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Dana Bash noted that Means accused Wiles, the president's former chief of staff, of blocking health policies because of lobbying by her former firm and of putting fundraising over public health.
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Blanche said a disgruntled former administration official making claims against Wiles or anyone else could not cause him to react. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, an Indiana Republican, told CNN that any allegation of impropriety like this should be looked at, Axios reported.
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The reference point is the allegation that Susie Wiles and other senior Trump aides held back Make America Healthy Again policies to protect donor and industry money. Blanche declines to look into the allegations and praises Wiles, a defense of the aide they accuse.
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Read the full caseWiles's spokesperson calls Means's accusations defamatory and provably false
“Calley Means' accusations are outrageous, defamatory, and provably false”Read statement
Means says people who know Wiles warned him she could inflict physical harm
“The amount of senior administration officials who have called me with stories of Susie's deranged betrayals of President Trump is revolting. People who know Susie well have warned me that she has the capacity to inflict physical harm, and I do not appreciate unhinged threats from James. ... What did I say that is untrue?”Read statement
Means says he intended to get Wiles removed and that aides subverted Trump
“Yes. I think President Trump has been subverted by people that are beholden to special interests and not what President Trump ran on, and what voters voted for.”Read statement
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