Bondi Says Blanche Ran 3 Million-File Epstein Release as His AG Nomination Nears
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Updated · CNN · Jun 4
Bondi Says Blanche Ran 3 Million-File Epstein Release as His AG Nomination Nears
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 4
Summary
House transcripts released Thursday show Pam Bondi told lawmakers Todd Blanche "was in charge" of the Justice Department’s Epstein-file release and redactions, shifting responsibility as he prepares for an attorney general confirmation fight.
About 3 million files have been released under congressional pressure, but another 3 million remain undisclosed; Bondi said the rest are duplicates or privileged material and denied the department was withholding records.
Bondi also said she never reviewed a key document listing Epstein’s 10 co-conspirators, deferred questions about FBI production to Director Kash Patel, and said Blanche oversaw the redaction process that exposed some victims’ information.
Her testimony revisited earlier damage from her 2025 claim that an Epstein "client list" was on her desk, which she now says referred to the broader case file, and Democrats are using the transcript to press for Blanche’s testimony.
Separately, Bondi denied any role in Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer to a minimum-security Texas prison and said Maxwell should "die in prison," while a guard’s transcript rejected conspiracy theories and said Epstein killed himself in 2019.