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Todd Blanche Nominated AG Amid Epstein Victims’ Outcry

6/19/2026

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was nominated for Attorney General, with confirmation hearings, despite opposition from nineteen Epstein victims who said his handling of the files was a reputational exercise.
CNN analyst Elie Honig called Blanche’s denials of Epstein case “bullshit,” citing New York Times reporting.
Blanche proposed unsealing records on Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and flew to Florida to interview Maxwell, hoping her statements would shield President Donald Trump.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was nominated for Attorney General, with confirmation hearings, despite opposition from nineteen Epstein victims who said his handling of the files was a reputational exercise.
CNN analyst Elie Honig called Blanche’s denials of Epstein case “bullshit,” citing New York Times reporting.
Blanche proposed unsealing records on Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and flew to Florida to interview Maxwell, hoping her statements would shield President Donald Trump.