Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=b47U47PY2d8 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Todd Blanche Is Not Fit to Be AG, from Epstein Files to Trumps $1.8B Slush Fund: Rep. Jayapal [j72pQnNX30x] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT Support our work: 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: 8k9MqAwBH93 vcGQMwXU1Bu 2to8GKptHRF BFy7yGjLQzA fY7G1auwS0O LKg9OWB8px6
Support our work: 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: 8k9MqAwBH93 vcGQMwXU1Bu 2to8GKptHRF BFy7yGjLQzA fY7G1auwS0O LKg9OWB8px6