Archiv: Todd Blanche

31.05.2026 - 18:05 [ Senator Andy Kim ]

Senator Kim Leads NJ Democratic Delegation in Demanding an End to ICE Brutality and Inhumane Detention at Delaney Hall

(May 29, 2026)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) led members of the New Jersey Democratic Congressional delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting Attorney General (Acting AG) Todd Blanche demanding immediate action to end ICE brutality and inhumane detention at Delaney Hall in Newark.

The letter comes after Senator Kim and members of the New Jersey congressional delegation conducted oversight visits of Delaney Hall over the past week, witnessing the inhumane treatment of detainees inside the for-profit facility, run by the private company GEO Group, and the use of escalatory tactics by ICE agents on the ground. Their visits followed reports of ICE retaliating against those detained inside the facility and hundreds beginning a hunger and labor strike in protest of the inhumane conditions.

03.04.2026 - 09:26 [ Tagesschau.de ]

US-Regierung: Trump entlässt Justizministerin Pam Bondi

Auf seiner Plattform Truth Social schrieb Trump, dass Vize-Justizminister Todd Blanche nun Bondis Aufgaben übernehmen werde. Blanche war früher Trumps persönlicher Anwalt. Bondi werde wiederum einen „wichtigen neuen Job in der Privatwirtschaft“ übernehmen, so der Republikaner. Details dazu nannte er nicht.

23.12.2025 - 08:45 [ ABC News ]

Epstein‘s alleged victims accuse DOJ of legal violations over state of files released

(December 22, 2025)

„No financial documents were released,“ the statement said. „Grand jury minutes, though approved by a federal judge for release, were fully blacked out — not the scattered redactions that might be expected to protect victim names, but 119 full pages blacked out. We are told that there are hundreds of thousands of pages of documents still unreleased.“

„These are clear-cut violations of an unambiguous law,“ the statement added.

21.12.2025 - 15:41 [ CBS News ]

Over 500 pages in initial Epstein files release were entirely blacked out, CBS News finds

One series of three consecutive documents — totaling 255 pages — is entirely redacted, with each page covered by a black box. A fourth 119-page document labeled „Grand Jury-NY“ is also entirely redacted.

At least 180 blacked-out pages appear in files that are mostly but not entirely redacted. In some cases, a cover page, a photo of a folder or something else that isn‘t fully redacted precedes several pages that are entirely obscured by a black box.

21.12.2025 - 13:30 [ Congressman Robert Garcia / X ]

The DOJ is breaking the law by not releasing the full Epstein files. This is not transparency. This is just more coverup by Donald Trump and Pam Bondi. They need to release all the files, NOW.

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21.12.2025 - 12:10 [ Common Dreams ]

Dems Demand Answers as Trump Photo Disappears From DOJ Online Epstein Files

House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said during a Friday CNN interview that the DOJ only released about 10% of the full Epstein files.

“The DOJ has had months and hundreds of agents to put these files together, and yet entire documents are redacted—from the first word to the last,” Garcia said on X. “What are they hiding? The American public deserves transparency. Release all the files now!”

In a joint statement Friday, Garcia and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said, “We are now examining all legal options in the face of this violation of federal law.”

21.12.2025 - 11:27 [ PBS.org ]

At least 16 files disappear from DOJ site for Epstein documents, including Trump photo

The Justice Department did not say why the files were removed or whether their disappearance was intentional. A spokesperson for the department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Online, the unexplained missing files fueled speculation about what was taken down and why the public was not notified, compounding long-standing intrigue about Epstein and the powerful figures who surrounded him.

21.12.2025 - 11:24 [ New York Times ]

Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump

20.12.2025 - 10:29 [ theAtlantic.com ]

‘They’re Delusional If They Think This Is Going to Go Away’

Khanna told me that he was discussing next steps with Massie and others on the oversight committee, which may include contempt of Congress or articles of impeachment for Bondi and Blanche.

“We’re exploring all options—including impeachment,” Khanna said. “They’re delusional if they think this is going to go away.”

20.12.2025 - 09:46 [ Thomas Massie ]

Unfortunately, today’s document release by @AGPamBondi and @DAGToddBlanche grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law that @realDonaldTrump signed just 30 days ago. @RepRoKhanna is correct.

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20.12.2025 - 09:43 [ Ro Khanna / X ]

The DOJ’s document dump of hundreds of thousands of pages failed to comply with the law authored by @RepThomasMassie and me. One document, 119 pages of Grand Jury testimony, was completely redacted.

I explain what is missing and what the survivors and their lawyers are still expecting to be released.

20.12.2025 - 07:12 [ Congress of the United States of America ]

S.2557 – Epstein Files Transparency Act

(3) DECLASSIFICATION TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall declassify, to the maximum extent possible, any information that the Attorney General would otherwise withhold or redact as classified information under this section.

(B) UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY.—If the Attorney General determines that information described in subparagraph (A) may not be declassified and made available in a manner that protects the national security of the United States, including methods or sources related to national security, the Attorney General shall make publicly available an unclassified summary of the information.

20.12.2025 - 06:50 [ CNN ]

DOJ withheld more Epstein files in first batch than law requires

In a letter to Congress Friday describing the release, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Justice Department believes it can black out information, even when it falls outside of the legally mandated redactions for protecting victims, showing gruesome injury or abuse, exposing personal information, or jeopardizing ongoing investigations and national security.

20.12.2025 - 06:02 [ Fox News ]

Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims

The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials.

Later, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News Digital in a phone interview that the Justice Department is „not redacting the names of any politicians.“

„The only redactions being applied to the documents are those required by law — full stop,“ Blanche told Fox News Digital, pointing to victims‘ names, victims‘ stories, any identifiable information. „Consistent with the statute and applicable laws, we are not redacting the names of individuals or politicians unless they are a victim.“

„There are no redactions of famous people,“ Blanche stressed.

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