Todd Blanche Grilled in Confirmation Hearings Over Trump Ties and Epstein Files
“He is not fit to be attorney general … he acts as the president’s personal attorney,” says Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Tensions mounted Wednesday between a frustrated Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and an increasingly testy Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as they discussed the Justice Department's handling of its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Durbin spurred the heated exchange when he raised the issue of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed by both houses and signed…
“He is not fit to be attorney general … he acts as the president’s personal attorney,” says Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tried to claim at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that he was committed to meeting with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, but quickly backtracked. “When it comes to the victims of this horrible man, we will never, never not talk to victims. We will never not do everything we can to prosecute anybody that committed…
The BBC's Tom Bateman was at the hearing, as Todd Blanche made his case to be permanently appointed to lead the US Justice Department.
Todd Blanche told senators the Justice Department will prosecute anyone linked to Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation if new evidence emerges.
President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, said Wednesday that he could meet with disgraced and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims but could not directly approach survivors represented by lawyers, responding to Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) demands that he personally hear from 10 victims within 30 days, among other…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's handling of the release of the Epstein files after they faced criticism for redactions and files not immediately available.