Overview
- Survivors told reporters on Wednesday that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was condescending during a July meeting and said he told them to “get to the point,” leaving them feeling unheard.
- Victims carried physical copies of the so‑called Epstein Files to Republican Senate offices to urge lawmakers not to advance Blanche’s nomination and to keep attention on outstanding questions.
- Survivors said they left the meeting without answers about why investigative leads were not pursued and why Ghislaine Maxwell was moved between prisons after meeting with DOJ officials.
- A Justice Department official disputed the survivors’ single framing by saying Blanche answered questions directly and that DOJ staff and FBI agents in the room offered contact information for follow‑up.
- The dispute comes as judges have ordered narrower redactions in Epstein‑related records and as litigation over a roughly $1.8 billion fund and referrals from Congress continue to push for more documents and possible probes.