House Democrats Accuse Attorney General Todd Blanche of Steering Ghislaine Maxwell Away from Trump Accuser

A 50-plus-page staff report issued by the House Judiciary Committee’s Democratic members claims Attorney General Todd Blanche—formerly President Donald Trump’s criminal-defense lawyer—interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell in 2025 and repeatedly redirected her away from a survivor identified only as “Jane.” The report says Blanche told Maxwell, “Let’s not talk about individuals,” on at least three occasions, a conduct Democrats describe as potential witness tampering and obstruction.

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The same report details allegations involving 11 women connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s network; five directly accuse Trump of rape or sexual assault, and two involve 13-year-old girls. One new allegation comes from Beatrice Keul, a Swiss former pageant contestant, who says Trump raped her in a Plaza Hotel suite in 1993. The White House has denied all accusations as false.

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The staff report references an internal FBI search for “exploitation of minors” that returned a case number tied to Epstein’s 2007 federal investigation. A whistleblower told Democrats that documents linked to that case number have been withheld from Congress. A redacted 2009 email from Epstein’s lawyer allegedly shows Trump asking his own attorney to inform Epstein’s team about Trump’s interview with a lawyer for Epstein’s victims, and Trump stating Epstein “was never asked to leave” Mar-a-Lago—contradicting the long-standing claim that Trump expelled Epstein.

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• Blanche is said to have blocked the DEA from releasing an unredacted 2015 document about Epstein’s associates.

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• Judge Emmet Sullivan found Blanche had effectively conceded a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act after a lawsuit by Katie Phang.

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• New Mexico has sued the DOJ for failure to provide files needed for its criminal probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.

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• Senator Sheldon Whitehouse continues to seek an explanation for Maxwell’s transfer to a minimum-security Texas camp a week after Blanche’s interview.

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Ranking Member Jamie Raskin asserted, “Trump’s Justice Department appears to be covering up these crimes to protect the President,” and called for an independent special counsel to investigate both Epstein’s co-conspirators and the DOJ’s handling of the files. The White House responded that none of the allegations are true.

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“Trump’s Justice Department appears to be covering up these crimes to protect the President,” — Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie

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