US EditionDeputy AG Blanche Says DOJ Finds No Evidence for New Epstein Prosecutions
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said DOJ’s review of over 3 million Epstein-related files found no credible evidence for new prosecutions, emphasizing that socializing with Epstein is not a crime.
- On Monday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to say whether more people would be prosecuted after the U.S. Department of Justice completed its review and found no new prosecutions likely due to insufficient evidence.
- The Justice Department disclosed 3 million files last week in a Friday document dump naming public figures including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.
- Deputy Attorney General Blanche said 'it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein', and noted 'photos can't speak'; witnesses are needed for prosecution if evidence exists.
- Within the past 48 hours, victims' attorneys Brittany Henderson and Brad Edwards urged judges Richard Berman and Paul Engelmayer for immediate intervention over thousands of redaction failures affecting nearly 100 survivors and representing over 200 alleged victims.
- Critics and some lawmakers warned Blanche's comments could come back to haunt President Donald Trump and the Republican Party ahead of this year's midterms, while several lawmakers threatened impeachment if files remained withheld and officials stressed being named does not mean a crime was committed.
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House Democrat ‘highly disturbed’ Blanche said ‘it isn’t a crime to party’ with Epstein
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Tuesday went after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche over comments he made about people associating with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I’m highly disturbed that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche just got the law wrong. Yesterday, he said, essentially, that it is not a crime to party with Jeffrey Epstein.…
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House Dem Makes the Case It Was a Crime to Party With Epstein, Countering Trump DOJ
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) spoke at a Tuesday Capitol Hill presser on behalf of House Democrats and ripped into Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who told Fox News the night before that “it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.” Lieu, the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, pulled no punches in going after Blanche, who used to be President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, and Trump for his many appearances in the recently released Epstein…
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