Overview
- On Fox News on Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche backed Melania Trump’s denial of Epstein ties and said she did not clear her remarks with him.
- He said the Justice Department has released every Epstein-related document after reviewing about six million pages and that members of Congress may examine unredacted records.
- Blanche urged Epstein survivors to report any allegations to the FBI and pledged that agents would take new leads seriously.
- He said the first lady’s push for public hearings aligns with the department’s standing message that witnesses should come forward.
- The transparency claim drew pushback, with The New Republic citing reports of 2.5 million unreleased documents and Rep. Robert Garcia pointing to a subpoena for more records, which could spur new oversight.