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The Epstein Files Story That Should Have Ended Todd Blanche's Nomination
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August 4, 2026
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With the Senate Judiciary Committee set to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General, Hawk revisits a June New York Times report by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, drawn from their book, that details how the White House scrambled to manage the fallout over the Epstein files. Hawk's framing is that the Republican senators' stated red line was the roughly 1.78 billion dollar settlement fund and the IRS provision, not Blanche's handling of the Epstein matter.
Hawk walks through the reporting. It describes a July 2025 Situation Room meeting, chaired by Vice President JD Vance and attended by senior officials, convened to figure out how to respond as the story divided the MAGA base. The article recounts the strategy debate, from petitioning courts to unseal grand jury transcripts to the eventual Truth Social post, alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi's on-camera claim that a client list was on her desk and the later influencer binder rollout that backfired.
Hawk connects it to Blanche's central role: interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell over two days before her transfer, being briefed on the review, and telling the president there was nothing substantive. He notes Bondi testified she delegated the Epstein matter to Blanche, argues the record should have factored into the confirmation, and reminds viewers Blanche was Trump's defense attorney in the New York case that ended in 34 felony convictions.
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