Epstein files updates: DoJ releases more than 3m new files as Todd Blanche says it ‘did not protect’ Trump
US deputy attorney general tells reporters that White House had ‘nothing to do’ with review of files and ‘did not tell department what to redact’US justice department releases more than...
By Lucy Campbell · The Guardian World
US deputy attorney general tells reporters that White House had ‘nothing to do’ with review of files and ‘did not tell department what to redact’ US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein files Blanche also told reporters earlier that the White House “had nothing to do” with the DoJ’s review of the files it released today. Asked if he had updated the White House about today’s announcement, Blanche replied: They had nothing to do with this review. They had no oversight over this review. They did not tell this department how to do our review, what to look for, what to redact, what to not redact. I can assure that we complied with the statute, we complied with the act. We did not protect President Trump . We didn’t protect or not protect anybody , I think there’s a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents. There’s nothing I can do about that. Continue reading...