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Todd Blanche Is "Not Fit" to Be AG, from Epstein Files to Trump's $1.8B Slush Fund: Rep. Jayapal

2026-07-16 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Confirmation hearings are underway for President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, his personal attorney Todd Blanche. Blanche is mired in a number of controversies, most notably his mishandling of the administration's release of the Epstein files while serving as deputy attorney general under Pam Bondi. Washington state Representative Pramila Jayapal, who is co-sponsoring a bill to allow Epstein survivors whose identifying information was improperly publicized by the Department of Justice to sue the federal government for damages, says "Todd Blanche was responsible" for the breach. "He really wanted to discourage anyone else from coming forward with more information. … It's [a] big reason why he shouldn't be the attorney general." Jayapal also discusses the Department of Justice's surveillance of herself and other legislators who viewed Epstein-related documents and Blanche's longstanding personal and professional connections with Trump. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@robinelizabeth386 2026-07-16

Todd Blanche isn't fit to shine the shoes of the survivors let alone be US AG. It's a hard NO! 💙🇺🇸✌🏽🏳️‍🌈

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@KarenCosta-vl9qs 2026-07-16

Do not confirm Blanche. He is a crook.

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@helen12658 2026-07-16

And to pay his legal costs to EJean Carroll

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@beth3535 2026-07-16

Absolutely not appropriate for the position. He’s thoroughly compromised.

67 1 replies
@josephhaidar4630 2026-07-16

I'm sick and tired of this whole administration convict all of them and send them to prison

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@raquel5936 2026-07-16

He's only fit to sit in a jail cell

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@joelharris4399 2026-07-16

Nominating chump's personal lawyer for attorney general is the equivalent of considering his nanny for the role of White House Chief of Staff. Idiocracy on bath salts is what it is!

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@malruz1 2026-07-16

A Roy Cohen-like corrupt AG. Senator’s moronic action if confirmed.

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@carolynvarnum6892 2026-07-16

Bravo, to the brave women who consented to be in this advertisement, showcasing Blanche’s horrid disregard for victims and their rights. I am praying for each and every one of them to be made whole.

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@cindyannotto5495 2026-07-16

He's a corrupt lawyer, he needs to be in jail instead of doj, really what a joke, he just said hes trumps lie-er lawyer

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