During a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) confronted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the release of the Epstein files.

Watch live as the U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee holds an oversight hearing on the Department of Justice with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the witness.

During a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) confronted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the release of the Epstein files.

Blanche's tone throughout the hearing was strikingly similar to his predecessor Pam Bondi's during her various remarks before Congress.

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