Todd Blanche Epstein File Meeting Sparks Outrage Now

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche walked into a room full of Jeffrey Epstein survivors this week, and walked out to plenty of criticism.

The meeting happened Thursday at Justice Department headquarters in Washington. It lasted about an hour.

Here’s why it happened at all. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis made this meeting a personal condition, telling Blanche directly that his confirmation vote depended on it.

That’s significant leverage. Tillis sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and his support is considered essential for Blanche’s nomination to move forward.

The reaction from survivors afterward was blunt. Several called the meeting demoralizing, saying Blanche offered no real answers about the Epstein files themselves.

One survivor, Dani Bensky, didn’t hold back either. She said Blanche gave no credible plan for pursuing accountability beyond just Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Another survivor described the sit down as feeling like an obligatory box being checked, not an actual conversation aimed at getting anyone real answers.

This all comes during an already tense confirmation process. Blanche was nominated after President Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi back in April, specifically over her handling of the Epstein files.

During his Senate hearing days earlier, Blanche faced pointed questions from Democrats about redaction issues affecting roughly 3 million files tied to the case.

Here’s the timeline that matters most now. The Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Blanche’s confirmation on July 30, giving barely two weeks between this meeting and that decision.

For Blanche, checking this box was necessary to keep his nomination alive. For survivors, it represented something bigger, a rare, direct moment with the person who could soon control the investigation’s future.

Whether that meeting actually shifts any votes remains the real question heading into month’s end.