Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, was responsible for overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, former Attorney General Pam Bondi said during a closed-door interview with lawmakers last month.

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.

Blanche has led the Justice Department in an acting capacity since former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s firing in April.

Donald Trump plans to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent attorney general, following Pam Bondi's dismissal amid Epstein probe scrutiny.

Blanche, 51, took over leadership of the Justice Department after Trump fired Pam Bondi in April.

Amidst shifts in the Justice Department's hierarchy, President Donald Trump is set to nominate Todd Blanche as the new Attorney General. Blanche, who is already stepping in as the…

Todd Blanche assumiu o comando do Departamento de Justiça depois que presidente demitiu Pam Bondi em meio a tensões relacionadas à divulgação de arquivos sobre Jeffrey Epstein

Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, was responsible for overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, former Attorney General Pam…

Blanche, whom Trump plans to nominate to replace ex-attorney general, served as Bondi’s deputy at DoJ

The former AG says she wasn’t ‘placing blame’ on her successor after lawmakers accused her of throwing him under the bus

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi said then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche handled the release of the DOJ's Epstein files.