{"id":2712,"date":"2026-07-16T19:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:35:47","slug":"republican-senator-says-blanche-must-meet-epsteins-accusers-to-earn-his-vote-for-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2712","title":{"rendered":"Republican senator says Blanche must meet Epstein\u2019s accusers to earn his vote for attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A Republican senator whose vote Todd Blanche needs to advance his nomination as attorney general suggested Thursday that his support hinges on Blanche first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s accusers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2710\">Power company\u2019s equipment was \u2018substantial factor\u2019 in starting Aspen Acres fire, lawsuit alleges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Thom Tillis\u2019 comments came a day after Blanche was pressed during his confirmation hearing over the Justice Department\u2019s handling of millions of files related to Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis said Thursday that he has a \u201cpositive predisposition\u201d toward Blanche but has not made up his mind. Tillis pointed to Blanche\u2019s remarks Wednesday expressing a willingness to meet Epstein\u2019s accusers, and added that he expects such a meeting to occur before he\u2019s \u201cwilling to vote out of this committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Tillis\u2019 remarks, Blanche arrived at a Senate office building, where Blanche told reporters he had hoped to meet with Epstein accusers but \u201cit didn\u2019t work out.\u201d Blanche said they were trying to find another time later Thursday or another day to schedule the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Justice will always meet with victims or their representatives, and if those victims or their representatives have evidence that anybody committed a crime \u2014 whether it has to do with Jeffrey Epstein or anybody else \u2014 we will of course move forward and investigate and prosecute,\u201d Blanche said.<\/p>\n<p>One Epstein accuser, Dani Bensky, told lawmakers earlier Thursday that women harmed by Epstein repeatedly asked to meet with Blanche \u201cthrough multiple channels and he never responded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2708\">Colorado mother went to rehab days after teen daughter\u2019s death from chronic alcoholism<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deserve to be heard directly, not dismissed and ignored,\u201d Bensky said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blanche has pushed back on suggestions that the Justice Department has been dismissive of the late financier\u2019s accusers, saying Wednesday that officials have spoken with more than 30 representatives of the women over the course of its sweeping review of the files.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche has also defended the department\u2019s staggered release of the Epstein files, a process beset by problems, including redaction errors that left exposed nude photos showing the faces of potential victims.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche said during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he takes responsibility for mistakes that were made, but noted that department lawyers were given a \u201cherculean task\u201d to quickly review millions of files for release. Blanche said department lawyers took pains to protect the women involved, and quickly fixed any errors that were found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sorry that in about 1% of the documents mistakes were made,\u201d Blanche said Wednesday. \u201cBut what I will say on top of that is we put tons of resources to rectifying those mistakes immediately, including pulling down documents within minutes of being informed that there were mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2707\">Colorado wildfires: Active fires have burned more than 211,000 acres<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican senator whose vote Todd Blanche needs to advance his nomination as attorney general says his support hinges on Blanche first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s accusers. Sen. 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