Blanche grilled over Epstein files and Trump ties at confirmation hearing

At the Senate confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche to be attorney general, lawmakers pressed him about his past work for Trump, the DOJ’s release of Epstein files (described as a Herculean task with about 1% of redactions corrected), and policy questions from election integrity to a now-voided $1.8bn anti-weaponisation fund. Blanche defended the process, said no one is above the law, and indicated he would connect Epstein survivors with counsel rather than meeting them directly, while stressing Trump-era actions and his independence. The session featured sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans and protests outside the room.