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Todd Blanche confronts Democrats’ questions over Epstein files handling: ‘That narrative is false’

Jul 15, 2026Center Right

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…

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced questions from senators on the handling of the Epstein files, crime statistics and a Trump settlement with the IRS during his confirmation hearing to permanently serve in the position. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports from Capitol Hill on what lawmakers highlighted in their questioning.

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Todd Blanche Backtracks After Promising to Meet Epstein Survivors

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Todd Blanche Backtracks After Promising to Meet Epstein Survivors

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…

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Todd Blanche roars as he's grilled on Jeffrey Epstein files: 'That's not true!'

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Todd Blanche roars as he's grilled on Jeffrey Epstein files: 'That's not true!'

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…

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