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Legal experts warn that Todd Blanche's DOJ will pursue "more suppression and no active investigations" into the Epstein network, as survivors push Congress for transparency and accountability on the files.
Legal experts are warning that Todd Blanche, now leading the DOJ, will prioritize covering up Epstein-related crimes over investigating them. Blanche's appointment as Trump's attorney general has survivors and their advocates concerned that the department will resist congressional pressure for file releases and will shelve any new investigations into the network of people around Epstein. The prediction isn't speculative — it's based on Blanche's past pattern of defending Trump in legal matters and his likely approach to cases that intersect with the Trump administration's interests or allies.
Survivors are now pushing Congress to force transparency while the window is still open. Bills demanding the release of sealed documents and records are being introduced, but if the DOJ fights those requests or slow-walks investigations, they could stall indefinitely. The risk is that the Epstein files — potentially naming people who enabled or profited from his crimes — stay sealed and no new prosecutions happen. Survivors have already waited years; additional delays through prosecutorial foot-dragging represent a real loss of accountability opportunity.
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