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James Comer seeks Todd Blanche testimony for Epstein investigation

Jun 10, 2026Center Right

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is working with the Department of Justice to bring in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for an interview on his handling of the Epstein files release. Comer told reporters Wednesday that he is in “communication” with the Justice Department, as he entered a closed-door interview with Bill Gates […]

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RINO Cornyn Whines About Push to Cancel August Recess Over SAVE America Act, Attacks Blanche (VIDEO)

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RINO Cornyn Whines About Push to Cancel August Recess Over SAVE America Act, Attacks Blanche (VIDEO)

Senator John Cornyn is continuing his anti-Trump crusade after losing the Texas Senate primary to Ken Paxton earlier this year. The post RINO Cornyn Whines About Push to Cancel August Recess Over SAVE America Act, Attacks Blanche (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Graham Mourns Her Brother as She Seeks His Seat

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Graham Mourns Her Brother as She Seeks His Seat

Senator Darline Graham, who was appointed to serve out Lindsey Graham’s term after his unexpected death, appeared somber and stoic.

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Ex-DHS insider delivers bleak prediction as job Blanche chasing 'likely to destroy him'

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Ex-DHS insider delivers bleak prediction as job Blanche chasing 'likely to destroy him'

Todd Blanche was warned by a former insider to be careful what he wishes for as he prepares to face a Senate confirmation vote.The acting attorney general is poised to become the most powerful lawyer on earth as the head of President Donald Trump's weaponized Department of Justice, wrote former Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor for The i Paper, who served some cautionary advice about what to expect."If he loses, it will be a historic failure," Taylor wrote. "But if he wins, the job he’s fighting for is likely to destroy him. And the world will see how far Trump will go if he is unrestrained."His tenure has already drawn scrutiny over the stalled Jeffrey Epstein investigation, which critics say was suspended under circumstances that shielded Trump and his allies. Blanche personally interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell before her transfer to more comfortable custody, oversaw a chaotic release of Epstein files that exposed survivors' identities while redacting alleged abusers' names, and is now facing a federal judge's order to hand over unredacted documents directly — a sign the court no longer trusts DOJ's representations."Blanche set fire to his reputation when he agreed to be Trump’s personal criminal defense attorney," Taylor wrote. "He was the man at the defence table in Manhattan when Trump became the first American president convicted of a felony. But this week is the ultimate showcase of how he might debase himself in an effort to protect his employer."During confirmation proceedings, Blanche submitted over 400 pages of written answers, more than 160 of which declined to respond on grounds it would be "inappropriate." He would not commit in writing to rejecting future slush funds for Trump allies or sweetheart deals for the president — a refusal two Republican holdouts have specifically flagged as disqualifying. More than 1,200 former Justice Department officials across administrations signed a letter opposing his confirmation, citing a "culture of fear" and constitutional failures, dwarfing the fewer than 80 signatures backing him."I worked with both of Trump’s former attorneys general, Jeff Sessions and Bill Barr, and their teams during the first Trump administration, when I served as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security," Taylor wrote. "Whatever criticisms people had of those men — and I had plenty — they generally pushed back on Trump’s anti-constitutional conduct."Taylor described White House meetings where Trump ranted at length about settling scores with his enemies, money laundering and other illegal schemes, but he expressed doubt that Blanche would react as his predecessors had."After those meetings, these men would go back to their departments," Taylor wrote. "They’d confer with their teams. And after weighing Trump’s more egregious schemes, they’d conclude that it wasn’t worth going to prison for him."Taylor warned that Blanche would become legally accountable for implementing Trump's most extreme future actions, with no institutional check left between the president and the machinery of government as there had been during his first term."It’s the highest-risk job on earth. And for what?" Taylor wrote. "Trump discards lawyers the way he discards wives and creditors. Michael Cohen went to prison for him. Rudy Giuliani was disbarred and bankrupted for him. His former chief lawyers, Sessions and Barr, looked at the train wreck and walked away while they still could."

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Ex-Trump official unveils plans to ambush Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing

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Ex-Trump official unveils plans to ambush Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing

Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official, plans to make a "closing argument" against Todd Blanche's confirmation Wednesday – a day before the hearing – by parking a van dubbed the "Trump-Epstein Bookmobile" outside the Capitol alongside "nearly a dozen" survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.Revealed Tuesday by Taylor, who served in the first Trump administration, the plan will see a van “built to carry all 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files” park just outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday morning. Epstein survivors and members of Congress will speak during the event about, among other things, “holding the Epstein-Trump enablers accountable,” Taylor wrote in a report on his Substack.“This week, Trump is trying to get his ‘yes man,’ Todd Blanche, approved by the Senate as America’s top lawyer. That’s why we’re rolling the truck out when we are, where we are,” Taylor wrote. “The press conference will be the ‘closing argument’ against Blanche just outside the chamber where a handful of Republican holdouts are deciding whether or not to find their backbone. But we want to make clear that – no matter how the Senate votes – we are going to demand answers loudly, from now until the midterms and beyond.”Regarding the Justice Department’s release of Epstein-related files, Todd Blanche has drawn bipartisan criticism over missed deadlines, botched redactions exposing victims' identities, and accusations he's protected Trump and Epstein's associates.Following the Wednesday morning press conference, the “Trump-Epstein Bookmobile,” Taylor revealed, is slated for a nationwide tour and will visit “city to city across America,” allowing “anyone who wants to see the record for themselves” to skim through millions of Epstein-related files.“The president keeps trying to distract the public and bury the truth by making files disappear off the internet,” Taylor wrote. “But it’s considerably harder to bury a truck.”The Epstein Files will haunt Trump through the midterms. We're making sure of it. by Miles TaylorA major announcement with Epstein Survivors is planned for this week, on the eve of Todd Blanche's nomination vote to be attorney general. Join us LIVE.Read on Substack

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Ex-Trump aide issues chilling warning to new 'chief enabler' Todd Blanche

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Ex-Trump aide issues chilling warning to new 'chief enabler' Todd Blanche

President Donald Trump's nominee for the attorney general post isn't merely a "yes-man," he's one who is willing to compromise his own profession and reputation to be a "yes-man." At least, that's what former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor wrote in his column Tuesday. Taylor spent the first Trump administration trying to sound the alarm from inside the White House, writing a column and then a book under the "Anonymous" title. Todd Blanche, who is likely to be confirmed on Thursday for the post, "has already endured humiliation after humiliation in order to protect his boss. Blanche is now poised to become arguably the most powerful lawyer on earth as Trump’s nominee to run the US Department of Justice outright," wrote Taylor. Were Blanche to lose the confirmation, it would be another in a long line of Trump failures. If he wins, Taylor thinks the job will destroy Blanche. "And the world will see how far Trump will go if he is unrestrained," he wrote. Chief among them is Blanche's directing new attention toward the Jeffrey Epstein files. As the senior Justice Department official overseeing the Epstein files, Blanche has been criticized for a botched rollout that exposed survivors’ names and images while keeping many powerful figures redacted. A federal judge this week was unconvinced by the department’s explanations, and has now ordered Blanche to turn over unreleased documents directly to the court.Blanche’s own actions have fueled further controversy after he personally flew to interview convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein co-conspirator. She was transferred to a prison "camp" shortly after their meeting. It is a significantly less restrictive confinementThe confirmation process also highlighted Blanche's evasive testimony. In more than 400 pages of written answers to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Blanche declined to answer over 160 questions as “inappropriate." One included whether he would revive a controversial “anti-weaponization” fund if ordered by the president. Two Republican holdouts are pressing him to commit in writing to no sweetheart deals for Trump, a promise he has so far refused.More than 1,200 former DOJ officials, from both parties, have urged the Senate to reject him, citing a “culture of fear” and questioning his fidelity to the Constitution. Supporters mustered fewer than 80 names in response.Blanche, Taylor argues, has become Trump’s personal criminal defense lawyer and was standing beside him when he became the first U.S. president convicted of a felony. Now, as he nears the nation’s top law enforcement post, critics warn he may serve as a legal shield for an administration already facing an unprecedented judicial paper trail. The question for Blanche is not just whether he will be confirmed, but who will stand beside him when the consequences of his choices come due.Taylor couldn't help but remember those who came before Blanche like former lawyer Michael Cohen, who went to prison for Trump and Rudy Giuliani who was disbarred and bankrupted after working for the president."Todd Blanche stood beside Donald Trump as a defense lawyer. He’s hoping to be rewarded for that loyalty," Taylor said of Trump. "The question that should keep him up at night is simpler than any a senator has asked: When the reckoning comes — for everything he’ll be asked to do on Trump’s behalf — who will stand beside Todd Blanche?" Taylor closed asking.

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Two Republican Senators Threaten to Blow Up Blanche’s A.G. Nomination

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Two Republican Senators Threaten to Blow Up Blanche’s A.G. Nomination

It appears that two outgoing Republican senators are prepared to tank the nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, who hold Blanche’s future in their hands, are particularly concerned with the status of President Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” a controversial move to provide financial assistance to anyone who feels they’ve been attacked for supporting the president. Cornyn noted in Blanche’s most recent confirmation hearing that even though Blanche claimed the fund was dead, there was no written agreement to actually kill it. Now, he’s demanding it in writing.“What I want is the written document to say the same thing he did in his sworn testimony in front of the Judiciary Committee, and, as you recall, what he said is the weaponization fund is dead. He said the audit immunity basically doesn’t extend to parties beyond the lawsuit, and it doesn’t also extend to future actions by federal agencies other than the IRS,” Cornyn said on Monday. “That’s what we’re trying to get them to agree to, which is again what his sworn testimony was. So I don’t know why they’re—I don’t know why they’re so reluctant to do that when he’s already sworn to it.”Tillis, too, said he wants changes to the settlement agreement with the IRS, which created the $1.776 billion slush fund and gave the Trump family immunity from future IRS audits. Tillis previously threatened to block Blanche’s nomination unless he met with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein. Blanche did so earlier this month, but survivors said the meeting was “demoralizing,” as Blanche continued to avoid answering their questions. “It just felt like more political posturing and using survivors the way that we’ve been used as political pawns,” Epstein survivor and anti-human trafficking educator Elizabeth Stein said at the time.Cornyn and Tillis’s “no” votes would effectively kill Blanche’s nomination, as he needs the support of all 11 Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee to move forward. As of right now, it looks like he won’t get it. The Senate Judiciary is planning to vote to advance fBlanche’s nomination on Thursday.

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EXCLUSIVE: Biden pardon won't shield Fauci if he lies to Congress, Comer says

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EXCLUSIVE: Biden pardon won't shield Fauci if he lies to Congress, Comer says

Rep. James Comer warns Dr. Anthony Fauci that former President Biden's pardon has limits ahead of his Senate hearing, saying he must be held accountable if he lies.

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The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives

Day in and day out, it is the likes of Germany’s conservative parties, and the Republicans at home, who are assaulting LGBTQ+ rights. The post The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives appeared first on The Intercept.

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James Comer seeks Todd Blanche testimony for Epstein investigation

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