NORFOLK, Va. — Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday left open the possibility that the Justice Department could seek to block states from
Ryan J. Reilly is a Justice Reporter at NBC News. He covers the Justice Department and federal law enforcement, with a particular focus on the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the legal implications of Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including Yahoo News, HuffPost, and POLITICO, and he is the author of the book “Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System.”