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LetMyPeopleVote

(183,664 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:52 PM Jun 10

House Dem Says 'Explosive' NY Times Report Shows Todd Blanche 'At the Heart' of Epstein-Trump Cover-Up

I read the NYT article and to it is clear that Blanche was "at the heart" of the Epstein coverup. I think that Blanche will have trouble being confirmed by the Senate. I personally believe that Blanche should be disbarred.

House Dem Says ‘Explosive’ NY Times Report Shows Todd Blanche ‘At the Heart’ of Epstein-Trump Cover-Up

Mediaite (@mediaite.com) 2026-06-10T18:20:36Z

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/house-dem-says-explosive-ny-times-report-shows-todd-blanche-at-the-heart-of-epstein-trump-cover-up/

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) spoke to Capitol Hill reporters on Wednesday following sitting in on a closed-door Oversight Committee deposition of Bill Gates. Gates was called before Congress to testify about his ties to sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein in the ongoing House investigation into Epstein’s illicit activities, which Stansbury said will next look at Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

“We are all glad to hear that Mr. Comer has had a change of heart in making sure that Todd Blanche is brought before this committee,” Stansbury began, referring to Oversight Chair James Comer’s (R-KY) statement hours earlier that he would like to see Blanche testify before the committee in July.

“We want to make clear that he must be brought before the committee under oath in a deposition that is recorded for the American people to see, and this is separate from his confirmation process. Todd Blanche is at the heart of the cover-up of this case, as was revealed especially in the New York Times’ explosive reporting today about situation room meetings that were held in which Todd Blanche, as the president’s personal attorney and deputy AG, was working with others, including the vice president, to help try to cover up this case,” she continued, referring to Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s deep dive article from earlier in the day.


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House Dem Says 'Explosive' NY Times Report Shows Todd Blanche 'At the Heart' of Epstein-Trump Cover-Up (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jun 10 OP
Trump cant allow anyone in the Epstein files to be charged because his name would come up in their trial. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 10 #1
Duh! malaise Jun 10 #2
Psaki as well. sheshe2 Jun 10 #4
Getting lots of coverage malaise Jun 10 #5
It makes me sick! sheshe2 Jun 10 #7
Are you sure this is true? RB77 Saturday #28
TY, LMPV, for all this valuable information Cha Jun 10 #3
Makes one wonder how far back this coverup goes. Recall the first impeachment bucolic_frolic Jun 10 #6
Wow you may be right about that FakeNoose Jun 10 #8
Indeed it does. calimary Jun 10 #9
The ENTIRE WHITE HOUSE IS A CRIME SCENE! sheshe2 Jun 11 #11
Here is the NYT article, paywall free.... reACTIONary Jun 10 #10
Thank you. lamp_shade Jun 11 #12
Thanks. Kash, Bongino, and Pamela Jo never disappoint at being a disaster underpants Saturday #27
Of Course Blanche is at the center of the cover-up. He's Trump's personal attorney. Bondi was set up to fail ChicagoTeamster Jun 11 #13
Blanche committed fraud with the slush fund thing NY is going to disbar him GusBob Jun 11 #14
Not anytime soon. Here's why. ancianita Jun 11 #18
Times Exclusive- Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote Jun 11 #15
Thank you. If Republicans actually read this article before the confirmation hearings, they still might ancianita Jun 11 #19
Question DET Jun 11 #20
First question, no. ancianita Jun 11 #21
Certainly explains why Trump is so eager to have Blanche lead the Justice Departmenr. Martin68 Jun 11 #16
So many should be disbarred at the least... him, Cannon... themaguffin Jun 11 #17
Oh gosh - Judge Cannon! calimary Jun 11 #22
She'd make a terrific..... SergeStorms Jun 12 #23
Trump White House hunting for insider who leaked details about Epstein freakout: report LetMyPeopleVote Jun 12 #24
This cover-up is almost as bad as the job market. ck4829 Saturday #25
DUH................... Lovie777 Saturday #26

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,664 posts)
1. Trump cant allow anyone in the Epstein files to be charged because his name would come up in their trial.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:53 PM
Jun 10

This is from the two authors of the NYT article


malaise

(299,380 posts)
5. Getting lots of coverage
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:09 PM
Jun 10

Last edited Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:54 AM - Edit history (1)

People are tired of this regime and its coverups

RB77

(126 posts)
28. Are you sure this is true?
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 11:15 AM
Saturday

I’ve been watching Fox all Morning and haven’t heard a word of this . 🤓

Cha

(321,464 posts)
3. TY, LMPV, for all this valuable information
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:06 PM
Jun 10

on NYT's investigation into the Epstein Files, and Blanch.

We just know that PEDO is blowing ketchup outta his ugly nose.

bucolic_frolic

(56,258 posts)
6. Makes one wonder how far back this coverup goes. Recall the first impeachment
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:09 PM
Jun 10

when Republican Senators ignored reporters questions, shook their heads, some palms down, and continued to walk away.

Did they know at that time? We all assumed it was about Russia, Russia, Russia, money, money, money ....

calimary

(91,336 posts)
9. Indeed it does.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:08 PM
Jun 10

Just makes one wonder WHAT ELSE they’re covering up, and FOR WHOM?

And who else knows or has reasonable suspicions? Or knows who does?

sheshe2

(98,966 posts)
11. The ENTIRE WHITE HOUSE IS A CRIME SCENE!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 12:09 AM
Jun 11

My guess is he will nuke Iran to take Epstein out of the news cycle. He is desperate and INSANE.

underpants

(197,703 posts)
27. Thanks. Kash, Bongino, and Pamela Jo never disappoint at being a disaster
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:21 AM
Saturday

The day the memo was released, Bongino showed up to a daily Justice Department meeting with the F.B.I. staff and the attorney general. He was in a volcanic mood. As soon as he entered the room, he erupted at Bondi, shouting at her.

“You fucked this thing up from the start,” Bongino yelled. “The way you’ve been talking about this — that dumb fucking charade with the Epstein files, the ‘They’re on my desk’ nonsense, all the promises to the folks out there.”

Patel and Bongino both subsequently told a White House official that Bondi needed to resign.

Two days later, on July 9, the two men were summoned to a meeting with Wiles and Bondi in the Situation Room complex. They were the last to enter the small, wood-paneled room. Seated around the table were Bondi, Wiles, Blanche and Taylor Budowich, one of Wiles’s deputies. The moment Bongino sat down, Wiles told him that she had been informed he leaked a sensitive story about Epstein and Trump to ABC News.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,450 posts)
13. Of Course Blanche is at the center of the cover-up. He's Trump's personal attorney. Bondi was set up to fail
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:21 AM
Jun 11

so Trump could put Blanche in. That's why Trump delayed so much legal business. He wanted the real work handled by Blanche.

Blanche will go along with the Project 2025 injustice.

This is why you never let a President put personal friends, personal attorneys, or family members into high level government positions.

ancianita

(43,419 posts)
18. Not anytime soon. Here's why.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:42 PM
Jun 11

Yes, ethics complaints have been filed with the New York bar regarding his actions as Acting Attorney General, but Todd Blanche has not been disbarred.

Disbarment requires a formal investigation and disciplinary proceeding by the state, and the outcome of these complaints remains to be determined.The path to potential disbarment or discipline in New York follows a structured process:

Bar Complaints:
Watchdog groups and legal analysts have filed formal complaints with New York's attorney grievance committees. These complaints argue that his actions—such as allegedly using his office for vindictive prosecution and navigating collusive settlements—violate professional conduct rules.

The Process:
Under New York State Judiciary Law, the Appellate Division handles attorney discipline.
If a grievance committee finds evidence of professional misconduct, they can bring formal charges. This could result in censure, suspension, or permanent disbarment.

DOJ Pushback:
Blanche and the Department of Justice have actively pushed back against state bar oversight, filing lawsuits aimed at shielding federal government attorneys from state bar disciplinary processes.

I don't want to look into this, but others should know they can track professional responsibility guidelines and ongoing complaints through the New York State Unified Court System Attorney Matters page.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,664 posts)
15. Times Exclusive- Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files (New York Times Gift Article)
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:23 AM
Jun 11

Here is a gift link to a very long and detailed article on the coverup. There were a ton of meetings in the situation room described. The concept that these discussions took place in the situation room and other secured facilities surprised me. It is clear that trump has been blocking the full release of the files.

Some of the material surprised me including this section about the allegations about trump and some victims. I urge people to read the long discussion on this issue. I started to post this long discussion but decided against it. For me this was distasteful.

Reading this article it is clear to me that Blanche was a major participant. Bondi's claims about Blanche's control together with this article will be a major discussion in any confirmation hearing on Blanche become Attorney General.



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magazine/trump-epstein-files-white-house-vance-doj.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pFA.M5pN.OYVfhsDwo1L9&smid=url-share

As the president’s former defense attorney, Blanche had a unique vantage point in the discussion. He was better equipped than anyone else in the room to weigh the ideas being discussed against Trump’s personal and political interests. Blanche laid out what he saw as their best options.

Option 1 was to petition Federal District Courts in Florida and New York to unseal the grand jury testimonies — the secret transcripts of prosecutors’ presentations of witnesses and evidence in their efforts to obtain indictments in past Epstein-related cases. As those were almost certain to contain no significant new information, everyone agreed that this option was a good idea, and not only because a release was unlikely to damage the president....

Option 2 was to have Justice Department lawyers question Maxwell and publicly release the transcript — a twist on the idea proposed earlier by Vance. Blanche offered to interview Maxwell himself.

“What if we got her to talk to Congress?” Vance suggested.

Blanche raised the possibility that Maxwell’s lawyer might expect something in return for her candor.....

In late July, as the Trump team had discussed in their crisis meetings, it was Blanche who interviewed Maxwell. Over two days, she told him she had witnessed no troubling behavior by Trump and didn’t recall him sending the birthday card drawn in the shape of a nude woman. Soon after, she was quietly moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas — a transfer left unexplained at first, which only deepened the public outrage. Blanche said nearly five months later that Maxwell had faced “numerous threats against her life.”

The last part of this great article sort of summarizes where we are today.

Trump had declared Epstein a dead issue during the summer, but as he began the second year of his presidency, his own team could see that voter concerns about Epstein were still breaking through to an alarming extent.

In an internal memo circulated to roughly a dozen Trump advisers in late March 2026, the president’s pollster, Fabrizio, summarized findings from two nights of focus groups conducted that month. Fabrizio’s memo listed the “Epstein files” as the sixth most important issue raised in the focus groups, behind inflation, the economy, foreign policy, immigration and health care — but ahead of data centers, military issues, crime and safety, and being “pro-working class.” In the section on “key takeaways” of the focus groups, Fabrizio’s memo stated: “There is also a consistent mention of the Epstein files, which came up in every group and is a real negative with some of these voters.”

The Epstein crisis had exposed something that some of Trump’s closest advisers spent months refusing to see. The president could break institutions, redirect the federal government against his enemies and bring the world’s richest men into the Oval Office bearing tribute. But he could not, it turned out, make Jeffrey Epstein disappear.

There is a long discussion on some allegations about trump and some victims. I urge readers to keep reading until they get to these discussions. I was really upset after reading these allegations.

After reading this entire article, I personally do not see how Blanche will be confirmed as Attorney General. Blanche was a very active participant in the Epstein coverup operation. There is so much in this article to question Blanche about that I will be surprised to see if there are confirmation hearings in that trump will not want these allegations re-aired.

ancianita

(43,419 posts)
19. Thank you. If Republicans actually read this article before the confirmation hearings, they still might
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:01 PM
Jun 11

not be swayed to change their votes.

Trump formally nominated Blanche on Monday.
Blanche’s next step is to submit paperwork to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which requires financial disclosures, an FBI background check and a completed questionnaire.

The Senate Judiciary Committee can only schedule Blanche’s confirmation hearing 28 days after he’s turned in all paperwork. And since Blanche could submit those documents soon, given that he went through the confirmation process as deputy AG just last year, the earliest date Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) could schedule a hearing is likely mid-July. The fastest timeline from then would involve a committee vote around the end of July, with a floor vote right before the Senate leaves town for August recess.

That's only if things go according to Senate GOP leaders’ plans without further holdups.

Because, since Democrats say they’ll oppose Blanche’s nomination, the Comte only needs one Republican “no” vote to sink it.

12 Republicans on the Committee: Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Thom Tillis, John Kennedy, Marsha Blackburn, Eric Schmitt, Katie Britt, and Ashley Moody.
10 Democrats: Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Amy Klobuchar, Chris Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Mazie Hirono, Cory Booker, Alex Padilla, Peter Welch, and Adam Schiff.


IDK which Republican might make clear they’ll derail Blanche’s confirmation, but if they do, it will get headlines. After that, idk if Grassley (on his way out) might or might not push the process forward.

Then I can only guess we're left with what Trump does with or through the DOJ before the midterms.

DET

(2,666 posts)
20. Question
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:06 PM
Jun 11

Do you see any Republicans on the committee who might vote no other than Thom Tallis? Maybe Cornyn if he’s pissed off enough? The rest are pretty hard core sycophants. Any Democrats who might vote yes?

ancianita

(43,419 posts)
21. First question, no.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:16 PM
Jun 11

Second question, maybe.

Cornyn's been highly critical of the administration's controversial DOJ fund, established to settle lawsuits brought by Trump and his allies. Cornyn labeled the fund a "terrible idea" and indicated he has probing questions for Blanche regarding his role in its creation. Since Cornyn lost his Texas primary bid, he has more political freedom to press Trump's nominees without loyalty concerns. With Republicans holding a narrow majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cornyn’s vote—along with other uncommitted Republicans—could be pivotal.

Third question, no. There will be no surprises from our SJC Democrats.

SergeStorms

(21,024 posts)
23. She'd make a terrific.....
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:52 AM
Jun 12

pool-girl at Mar-ma-Lardo. Other than that, her employment options are somewhat limited.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,664 posts)
24. Trump White House hunting for insider who leaked details about Epstein freakout: report
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:18 PM
Jun 12

trump is really upset and mad. trump is hunting for the people who talked to the NYT. This will be fun to watch

Trump White House hunting for insider who leaked details about Epstein freakout: report #RawStory

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-06-11T02:23:25.000Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-files-2677025646/

The Trump administration is launching a "massive leak hunt" to find out who spilled details on a panicked conversation inside the White House.

A new book by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan has the Trump White House scrambling to find out who leaked details about the Trump administration's "freakout" over the release of the Epstein files, according to reporting by CNN. The New York Times published an excerpt of the book, "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," on Wednesday.

The book's excerpt describes a meeting that Trump didn't attend or know about in the Situation Room. Included in the meeting were his senior aides, Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, last year to plan how to contain the fallout.

Others present included then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel, according to reporting by The Daily Beast. According to an excerpt of Haberman and Swan's book, Vance "appeared panicked" about how the Epstein files would divide the president's base.

CNN cited a person who "detected" the search for the leaker to confirm that the White House is now hunting them down.

Lovie777

(24,351 posts)
26. DUH...................
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:54 AM
Saturday

all of shithole's cabinet, administration and at lease 90% of the republican party are loyalist to only to him.

USA be damn.

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