Key GOP senator says Todd Blanche needs to meet with Epstein victims before winning his support
Tillis said Blanche must meet Epstein survivors before he will support advancing the attorney general nomination, after victims said the Justice Department exposed their information.
- On Thursday, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced he will not vote to advance Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination unless Blanche meets with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, stating he has a "positive predisposition" but requires this meeting first.
- Epstein survivor Dani Bensky testified Thursday that Blanche has "simply ignored us for the last eight months," alleging the Justice Department treated the investigation as a "political crisis that needs to be managed."
- During Wednesday's confirmation hearing, Blanche acknowledged redaction errors but said his staff worked to correct them; Bensky stated the DOJ exposed more than 100 victims' identifying information, with Blanche "at the helm of the release of nude images of survivors."
- With Republicans holding only a one-seat majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee following Sen. Lindsey Graham's death, Tillis' vote is crucial; Sen. John Cornyn remains undecided, citing concerns over a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Blanche's confirmation in two weeks, and Tillis said, "If he said he could do it today, then he can certainly do it over the next two weeks" regarding the victim meeting.
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Senators Pressure Todd Blanche to Meet With Epstein Abuse Victims
Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche’s refusal to meet with survivors emerged as a flashpoint during his confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced mounting pressure Thursday to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, with questions about Blanche’s handling of the release of the late sex offender’s investigative files dominating the second day of his confirmation hearing to lead the Ju…
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, MJ Lee and Morgan Rimmer, CNN A key Republican senator, whose affirmative vote would be needed to advance Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, said Thursday that Blanche must meet with Jeffrey Epstein's victims before he can endorse the president's pick. The post Republican senator conditions his support for Todd Blanche on meeting with Epstein's victims appeared first on KRDO.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says Todd Blanche must meet Epstein's accusers to earn his vote for attorney general
WASHINGTON — A Republican senator whose vote Todd Blanche needs to advance his nomination as attorney general suggested Thursday that his support...
N.C. Sen. Thom Tillis says Blanche must meet Epstein's accusers to earn his vote for attorney general
A North Carolina senator whose vote Todd Blanche needs to advance his nomination as attorney general says his support hinges on Blanche first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein's accusers. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ comments Thursday came a day after Blanche’s confirmation hearing.
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