US EditionBlanche says all Trump material in Epstein files will be released
The Justice Department removed 15 images from Epstein files to protect victim privacy, including a photo featuring Donald Trump, with further redactions under review, DOJ said.
- On Saturday, the Justice Department removed over a dozen photographs from a Friday Epstein files release and took images offline after victim advocacy groups raised concerns.
- Speaking on 'Meet the Press,' Todd Blanche said DOJ pulls photos when victim-advocacy groups raise concerns and redactions take time with hundreds of lawyers reviewing documents.
- News outlets reported 15 to 16 images were removed, including a tabletop photo and file 468 featuring President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.
- Lawmakers threatened oversight and legal action, saying Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Thomas Massie, and Sen. Dick Durbin criticized the incomplete release and will pursue investigation or litigation over the missed deadline.
- Blanche said more documents should be rolled out within the coming weeks as the Justice Department continues reviewing and redacting records in an abundance of caution and denied any cover-up involving President Donald Trump.
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Blanche Says Pulling Trump Photo From Epstein File Was Justified
Justice Department officials were protecting victims of Jeffrey Epstein when they removed several images from agency’s release of files tied to the notorious sex offender, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
Deputy AG Todd Blanche Rips Democrats Claiming DOJ is Protecting Trump, Says Law is Being Complied with and More Epstein Files Incoming Amid Khanna and Massie Impeachment Effort - DOJ Releases New Doc with "Minimal Redactions"
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday to discuss the attacks over the Department of Justice’s Epstein files dumps, which Democrats claim are illegally redacted and missing photos to protect Trump. The DOJ also published a new link to the grand jury documents with “minimal redactions” on Sunday morning.
Deputy AG says removing photos from Epstein files release has 'nothing to do' with Trump
Deputy AG Todd Blanche on Sunday said that the Justice Department’s decision to remove over a dozen photographs on Saturday that had been released as part of the files on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, “has nothing to do with President [Donald] Trump."
Blanche says all Trump material in Epstein files will be released
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that all material featuring President Trump in files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be released. “The White House has said that President Trump is included in the files. Can you guarantee that every mention and every photo of President Trump in the Epstein files will…
The transparency now granted by the Ministry of Justice in the Epstein case is very selective. Trump has turned the DOJ into his expanded law firm.
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