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A group of women victimized by Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking ring urged Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn to vote against Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination to serve as attorney general.<\/p>\n

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Jess Michaels, an Epstein victim and an advocate for sexual assault survivors, posted a letter on social media addressed to the two lawmakers and signed by 26 women victimized by Epstein.<\/p>\n

The letter complained that Mr. Blanche, while overseeing the release of the Epstein files, did not ensure the names of all victims were redacted. It also accused Mr. Blanche of showing \u201cno remorse\u201d for the exposure of victims\u2019 names and images.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth of you have records of standing with survivors of human trafficking and sexual assault. A vote to confirm Todd Blanche would be a vote against those survivors,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n

Neither Mr. Tillis, of North Carolina, nor Mr. Cornyn, of Texas, has committed to voting in favor of advancing Mr. Blanche\u2019s nomination out of the Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n

Mr. Blanche is currently serving as acting attorney general.<\/p>\n

Both lawmakers have become estranged from President Trump, complicating Mr. Blanche\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n

Mr. Cornyn was spurned in the Texas primary by Mr. Trump, who endorsed GOP opponent Ken Paxton and helped propel him to victory.<\/p>\n

Mr. Tillis is not running for reelection and has clashed with Mr. Trump throughout his final year in office.<\/p>\n

Mr. Tillis said he leaned toward voting for Mr. Blanche but, he told CNN, he has concerns about \u201ca lack of independence\u201d at the Justice Department.<\/p>\n

Mr. Cornyn is talking with the White House about the president\u2019s settlement agreement with the IRS involving the illegal release of his tax returns. The senator wants assurances that the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund now abandoned by the Justice Department cannot be revived.<\/p>\n

The committee is slated to vote on Mr. Blanche\u2019s nomination on July 30. Without the backing of Mr. Tillis and Mr. Cornyn, the nomination would likely stall.<\/p>\n

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Epstein\u2019s victims say Mr. Blanche should be rejected based on his response to their demands for full accountability from those who participated in the sex trafficking. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Blanche met with survivors at the urging of Mr. Tillis, but the letter from the survivors claimed the meeting \u201cwas a box-checking exercise arranged only after his confirmation was put at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter also complained that more than 1,000 women and girls were abused by Epstein, yet the Justice Department has not prosecuted anyone other than Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/p>\n

Epstein committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for helping him carry out the crimes.<\/p>\n

Mr. Blanche was the point man in the Justice Department\u2019s effort to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the release of all the files, with redactions limited to victims.<\/p>\n

Some identifying information still made it in, and Mr. Blanche took the blame during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take responsibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nearly 3 million pages of the Epstein files have been released in response to court orders and the Epstein Files Transparency Act.<\/p>\n

Mr. Blanche said the department erred in redactions 1% of the time and that errors were corrected as soon as they were brought to the department\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor four years, there wasn\u2019t a peep about Jeffrey Epstein. The Biden administration did nothing to be transparent about Jeffrey Epstein. We have been extraordinarily transparent,\u201d Mr. Blanche said.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Dinan contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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