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Republicans halted Todd Blanche's confirmation after he withheld Epstein files and pushed a tax immunity scheme for Trump family members. The DOJ released unredacted records to a judge, but Senate GOP resisted further clemency for conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
Todd Blanche's path to becoming attorney general hit a snag when Republicans halted his confirmation after discovering he'd withheld Epstein-related files and pushed a tax immunity scheme for Trump family members. The DOJ did release unredacted records to a judge, but Senate Republicans resisted calls for clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted conspirator. The contradiction is stark: enough blockage to halt a cabinet confirmation, but not enough pressure to force a public reckoning with the full Epstein files.
This isn't just about one judge's confirmation. It's a rare moment where Senate Republicans have publicly objected to something Trump's team did — withholding documents, proposing tax immunity — yet stopped short of their own demands. They prevented confirmation but not disclosure, which suggests internal disagreement about how far to go. The Epstein archive remains partially sealed, Maxwell's sentence remains unchanged, and the person who tried to manage all of this now faces a stalled nomination.
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