Two Democratic senators are calling out acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for not meeting with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, saying Blanche has more interest in protecting President Donald Trump “than providing transparency to survivors.”Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are holding Blanche to his word from two months ago that he would meet with survivors of the late sex trafficker. In a letter, they said they know Blanche, who is Trump’s former personal attorney, met last summer with other close advisers of Trump, a group they believe is “more interested in minimizing damage to the President relating to his personal friendship” with Epstein.“Your responsibility as Acting Attorney General is to pursue justice, not to shield the President,” the senators’ letter to Blanche reads. “We therefore expect a response no later than July 28, 2026, confirming a date for the meeting with survivors you committed to hold.”During a May hearing in front of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Blanche said he would “absolutely” meet with Epstein survivors, adding he had already met with several of them.A group of 17 survivors said none of them had ever met with Blanche.According to The New York Times, Blanche and other top Trump advisers met in the White House Situation Room last June to discuss ways to minimize the damage the Epstein files had done to the Republican party and Trump himself. Several ideas were reportedly floated around, including Vice President JD Vance suggesting that conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson interview Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell from prison. Blanche, on the other hand, suggested petitioning the courts to release the sealed grand jury testimonies because it most likely wouldn’t damage the president’s reputation. If and when the courts refused to unseal the documents, the administration could blame the courts for withholding Epstein material. Hollen and Murray said in their letter they believe Blanche’s participation in the Situation Room meeting proves he cares more about protecting Trump’s reputation than meeting with Epstein survivors.