Watch: Todd Blanche refuses to commit to meeting with Epstein survivors, says DOJ staff will
Summary
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is currently being reviewed by a Senate panel for his permanent leadership of the Justice Department. During the confirmation process, he declined to personally promise to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein but said that Justice Department staff would meet with them.Key Facts
- Todd Blanche is the Acting Attorney General of the U.S. Justice Department.
- He is undergoing a confirmation hearing with a Senate Judiciary Committee panel.
- Senator Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the committee, asked Blanche about the Epstein investigation.
- Blanche was asked if he would meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse.
- Blanche did not commit to meeting survivors himself.
- He said that staff members from the Justice Department would meet with the survivors.
- The hearing is part of Blanche’s process to become the permanent head of the Justice Department.
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