US EditionDeputy AG Blanche Says DOJ Finds No Evidence for New Epstein Prosecutions
DOJ states no credible evidence for new Epstein prosecutions after releasing 3 million documents; victims' attorneys seek court intervention over redactions.
- 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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Donald Trump’s personal attorney says it's 'not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein’ as he defends the president
Politicians are now desperately trying to downplay the connections certain high profile figures had with Jeffrey Epstein, with Donald Trump’s own personal attorney, Todd Blanche, suggesting that the president has done nothing wrong and that partying with the sex trafficker is “not a crime.” After millions more documents relating to Epstein were released last week there has naturally been calls for prosecutions based on the evidence. But despite …
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