This video features an interview with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding current high-profile investigations and the relationship between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the White House.
Key Takeaways:
- Epstein Investigation Status: Blanche clarifies that the DOJ has not declared the Jeffrey Epstein case closed (0:13-0:16). He states that while current evidence from the released files does not support charges against anyone, the department remains open to prosecuting individuals if new, actionable evidence or victim testimony emerges in the future (0:00-0:11).
- Victim Privacy: Blanche describes the inadvertent reveal of some Epstein victims' identities in the released documents as "horrible" (0:26-0:30).
- Ghislaine Maxwell: When asked about potential pardons for Ghislaine Maxwell, Blanche stated he has no reason to believe the President is considering one, though he noted it is ultimately not his decision to make (0:38-0:44).
- Presidential Oversight: Regarding President Trump’s role at the DOJ, Blanche affirmed that the President is his boss and that it is historically understood that the President "calls the shots" regarding the executive branch (1:07-1:31).
Transcript
PRODUCED MORE THAN 3 MILLION PAGES OF DOCUMENTS EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WHETHER ANYONE ELSE WILL EVER BE PROSECUTED.
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>> IF WE LEARN INFORMATION ANY DAY, WHETHER IT'S -- IF IT'S FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, IF WE LEARN INFORMATION FROM A VICTIM OR LEARN OTHER EVIDENCE THAT ALLOWS14 seconds
US TO CHARGE ANYBODY ASSOCIATED WITH EPSTEIN CRIMES, WE'LL CHARGE IT.18 seconds
SO THE BIG MISCONCEPTION IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR ME HAS EVER SAID "CASE CLOSED."24 seconds
WHAT WE HAVE SAID IS THAT FROM THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE EPSTEIN FILES, WE DO NOT HAVE A CASE AGAINST ANYBODY.31 seconds
>> HE WENT ON TO CALL IT HORRIBLE THAT THE IDENTITY OF SOME EPSTEIN VICTIMS WERE INADVERTENTLY REVEALED IN THE DOCUMENT.38 seconds
AND AS FOR THE PERSON CONNECTED TO EPSTEIN WHO'S CURRENTLY BEHIND BARS, OF COURSE, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, REMEMBER, BLANCH INTERVIEWED HER LAST46 seconds
SUMMER, HE SAID HE HAS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE PRESIDENT IS CONSIDERING A PARDON FOR MAXWELL, BUT IT IS NOT HIS CALL.52 seconds
>> IT'S INTERESTING, HE'S NOW THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL.54 seconds
PAM BONDI WAS FIRED, SOME SAY, BECAUSE SHE DID NOT DO THE BIDDING OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.1 minute
TRADITIONALLY, THERE'S A SEPARATION.1 minute, 2 seconds
OF COURSE, IT'S THE PRESIDENT THAT APPOINTS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BUT THERE'S DISTANCE.1 minute, 5 seconds
BLANCH TALKED ABOUT THAT AND HOW THEY'RE VIEWING THAT ISSUE.1 minute, 8 seconds
>> I ASKED HIM, SAVANNAH, DIRECTLY, WHO EXACTLY IS CALLING THE SHOTS AT DOJ HEADQUARTERS. >> SO, HE IS -- HE IS MY BOSS.1 minute, 16 seconds
AND HE IS -- EVERY PRESIDENT IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S BOSS FROM THE TIME THE CONSTITUTION WAS ENACTED AND THE TIME THAT AN ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS SELECTED.1 minute, 23 seconds
SO WHO IS CALLING THE SHOTS?1 minute, 25 seconds
I MEAN, I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS COUNTRY KNOWS AND HAS KNOWN1 minute, 32 seconds
FOR 250 YEARS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WHEN IT COMES TO THE EXECUTIVE, CALLS THE SHOTS.1 minute, 36 seconds
>> AND OF COURSE, WE'VE SEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP IMPLORE HIS PAST ATTORNEYS GENERAL TO INDICT CERTAIN PEOPLE, WHETHER HE WILL