The_DET_the deputy_ADJ_deputy US_PROPN_US attorney_NOUN_attorney general_NOUN_general ,_PUNCT_, Todd_PROPN_Todd Blanche_PROPN_Blanche ,_PUNCT_, the_DET_the point_NOUN_point person_NOUN_person on_ADP_on the_DET_the Trump_PROPN_Trump administration_NOUN_administration ’s_AUX_’s Epstein_PROPN_Epstein files_NOUN_file release_NOUN_release ,_PUNCT_, told_VERB_tell ABC_PROPN_ABC News_PROPN_News on_ADP_on Sunday_PROPN_Sunday that_SCONJ_that prosecutors_NOUN_prosecutor ’_PART_’ review_NOUN_review of_ADP_of the_DET_the Jeffrey_PROPN_Jeffrey Epstein_PROPN_Epstein -_PUNCT_- Ghislaine_PROPN_Ghislaine Maxwell_PROPN_Maxwell sex_NOUN_sex -_PUNCT_- trafficking_VERB_traffic case_NOUN_case “_PUNCT_" is_AUX_be over_ADP_over ”_PUNCT_" ._PUNCT_.
Separately_ADV_separately ,_PUNCT_, in_ADP_in comments_NOUN_comment to_ADP_to CNN_PROPN_CNN about_ADP_about Epstein_PROPN_Epstein ,_PUNCT_, Blanche_PROPN_Blanche said_VERB_say that_SCONJ_that “_PUNCT_" victims_NOUN_victim want_VERB_want to_PART_to be_AUX_be made_VERB_make whole_ADJ_whole ”_PUNCT_" after_ADP_after surviving_VERB_survive the_DET_the scheme_NOUN_scheme attributed_VERB_attribute to_ADP_to the_DET_the late_ADJ_late convicted_VERB_convict sex_NOUN_sex offender_NOUN_offender and_CCONJ_and which_DET_which led_VERB_lead to_ADP_to a_DET_a 20_NUM_20 -_PUNCT_- year_NOUN_year prison_NOUN_prison sentence_NOUN_sentence for_ADP_for Maxwell_PROPN_Maxwell beginning_VERB_begin in_ADP_in 2022_NUM_2022 ._PUNCT_.
“_PUNCT_" And_CCONJ_and we_PRON_we want_VERB_want that_DET_that ,_PUNCT_, ”_PUNCT_" Blanche_PROPN_Blanche said_VERB_say ._PUNCT_. “_PUNCT_" But_CCONJ_but that_DET_that does_AUX_do n’t_PART_n’t mean_VERB_mean we_PRON_we can_AUX_can just_ADV_just create_VERB_create evidence_NOUN_evidence or_CCONJ_or that_SCONJ_that we_PRON_we can_AUX_can just_ADV_just kind_ADV_kind of_ADV_of come_VERB_come up_ADP_up with_ADP_with a_DET_a case_NOUN_case that_PRON_that is_AUX_be n’t_PART_n’t there_ADV_there ._PUNCT_. ”_PUNCT_"
Jeffrey_PROPN_Jeffrey Epstein_PROPN_Epstein and_CCONJ_and Ghislaine_PROPN_Ghislaine Maxwell_PROPN_Maxwell in_ADP_in an_DET_an image_NOUN_image released_VERB_release by_ADP_by the_DET_the justice_PROPN_justice department_PROPN_department in_ADP_in December_PROPN_December 2025_NUM_2025 ._PUNCT_.
Democrats_PROPN_Democrats accuse_VERB_accuse DoJ_NOUN_doj of_ADP_of not_PART_not releasing_VERB_release millions_NOUN_million of_ADP_of Epstein_PROPN_Epstein files_NOUN_file despite_SCONJ_despite legal_ADJ_legal requirement_NOUN_requirement
Read_VERB_read more_ADV_more
While_SCONJ_while Blanche_PROPN_Blanche acknowledged_VERB_acknowledge “_PUNCT_" there_PRON_there ’s_AUX_be a_DET_a lot_NOUN_lot of_ADP_of horrible_ADJ_horrible photographs_NOUN_photograph that_PRON_that appear_VERB_appear to_PART_to be_AUX_be taken_VERB_take by_ADP_by Mr_PROPN_Mr Epstein_PROPN_Epstein or_CCONJ_or by_ADP_by people_NOUN_people around_ADP_around him_PRON_he …_PUNCT_… that_DET_that does_AUX_do n’t_PART_n’t allow_VERB_allow us_PRON_we necessarily_ADV_necessarily to_PART_to prosecute_VERB_prosecute somebody_PRON_somebody ”_PUNCT_" ._PUNCT_.
Blanche_PROPN_Blanche ’s_PART_’s comments_NOUN_comment took_VERB_take aim_NOUN_aim at_ADP_at survivors_NOUN_survivor who_PRON_who met_VERB_meet Friday_PROPN_Friday ’s_PART_’s release_NOUN_release with_ADP_with calls_NOUN_call demanding_VERB_demand further_ADJ_further accountability_NOUN_accountability for_ADP_for the_DET_the alleged_VERB_allege clients_NOUN_client of_ADP_of Epstein_PROPN_Epstein and_CCONJ_and Maxwell_PROPN_Maxwell ._PUNCT_. He_PRON_he also_ADV_also made_VERB_make those_DET_those comments_NOUN_comment amid_ADP_amid complaints_NOUN_complaint from_ADP_from federal_ADJ_federal Democratic_ADJ_democratic lawmakers_NOUN_lawmaker that_SCONJ_that Friday_PROPN_Friday ’s_PART_’s release_NOUN_release –_PUNCT_– along_ADP_along with_ADP_with a_DET_a number_NOUN_number of_ADP_of earlier_ADJ_early ones_NOUN_one –_PUNCT_– were_AUX_be incomplete_ADJ_incomplete ._PUNCT_.
Responding_VERB_respond to_ADP_to a_DET_a question_NOUN_question about_ADP_about claims_NOUN_claim by_ADP_by victim_NOUN_victim ’s_PART_’s attorneys_NOUN_attorney that_SCONJ_that some_DET_some identities_NOUN_identity had_AUX_have not_PART_not been_AUX_be correctly_ADV_correctly redacted_VERB_redact ,_PUNCT_, Blanche_PROPN_Blanche on_ADP_on Sunday_PROPN_Sunday said_VERB_say ,_PUNCT_, “_PUNCT_" We_PRON_we immediately_ADV_immediately rectify_VERB_rectify that_DET_that ._PUNCT_. ”_PUNCT_" But_CCONJ_but ,_PUNCT_, he_PRON_he added_VERB_add ,_PUNCT_, “_PUNCT_" the_DET_the numbers_NOUN_number we_PRON_we ’re_AUX_be talking_VERB_talk about_ADP_about were_AUX_be .001_NUM_.001 %_NOUN_% of_ADP_of all_DET_all the_DET_the materials_NOUN_material ._PUNCT_. ”_PUNCT_"
Blanche_PROPN_Blanche also_ADV_also said_VERB_say it_PRON_it was_AUX_be “_PUNCT_" amazing_ADJ_amazing ”_PUNCT_" that_SCONJ_that the_DET_the justice_PROPN_justice department_PROPN_department was_AUX_be facing_VERB_face accusations_NOUN_accusation of_ADP_of a_DET_a cover_NOUN_cover -_PUNCT_- up_NOUN_up less_ADJ_less than_ADP_than a_DET_a day_NOUN_day after_ADP_after it_PRON_it dropped_VERB_drop millions_NOUN_million of_ADP_of files_NOUN_file ._PUNCT_.
“_PUNCT_" We_PRON_we have_AUX_have nothing_PRON_nothing to_PART_to hide_VERB_hide ,_PUNCT_, ”_PUNCT_" Blanche_PROPN_Blanche said_VERB_say ._PUNCT_. “_PUNCT_" We_PRON_we never_ADV_never did_AUX_do ._PUNCT_. ”_PUNCT_"
However_ADV_however ,_PUNCT_, US_PROPN_US House_PROPN_House member_NOUN_member Ro_PROPN_Ro Khanna_PROPN_Khanna ,_PUNCT_, a_DET_a California_PROPN_California Democrat_PROPN_Democrat ,_PUNCT_, disputed_VERB_dispute that_SCONJ_that the_DET_the justice_PROPN_justice department_PROPN_department ’s_PART_’s Epstein_PROPN_Epstein investigative_ADJ_investigative archive_NOUN_archive had_AUX_have been_AUX_be emptied_VERB_empty to_ADP_to the_DET_the extent_NOUN_extent called_VERB_call for_ADP_for by_ADP_by the_DET_the transparency_NOUN_transparency law_NOUN_law that_PRON_that he_PRON_he co_VERB_co -_VERB_- authored_VERB_author ._PUNCT_.
“_PUNCT_" They_PRON_they ’ve_AUX_have released_VERB_release at_ADP_at best_ADV_well half_DET_half the_DET_the documents_NOUN_document ,_PUNCT_, ”_PUNCT_" he_PRON_he told_VERB_tell CNN_PROPN_CNN ._PUNCT_. “_PUNCT_" But_CCONJ_but even_ADV_even those_DET_those shock_NOUN_shock the_DET_the conscience_NOUN_conscience of_ADP_of this_DET_this country_NOUN_country ._PUNCT_. ”_PUNCT_"
Khanna_PROPN_Khanna alluded_VERB_allude to_ADP_to some_DET_some files_NOUN_file released_VERB_release on_ADP_on Friday_PROPN_Friday that_PRON_that revealed_VERB_reveal references_NOUN_reference to_ADP_to and_CCONJ_and correspondence_NOUN_correspondence with_ADP_with prominent_ADJ_prominent individuals_NOUN_individual ,_PUNCT_, including_VERB_include multibillionaire_NOUN_multibillionaire businessperson_NOUN_businessperson Elon_PROPN_Elon Musk_PROPN_Musk and_CCONJ_and commerce_NOUN_commerce secretary_NOUN_secretary Howard_PROPN_Howard Lutnick_PROPN_Lutnick ._PUNCT_. Those_DET_those prominent_ADJ_prominent figures_NOUN_figure were_AUX_be at_ADP_at times_NOUN_time associated_VERB_associate with_ADP_with Epstein_PROPN_Epstein ,_PUNCT_, or_CCONJ_or attended_VERB_attend private_ADJ_private events_NOUN_event he_PRON_he organized_VERB_organize at_ADP_at his_PRON_his homes_NOUN_home ,_PUNCT_, but_CCONJ_but have_AUX_have not_PART_not been_AUX_be accused_VERB_accuse of_ADP_of wrongdoing_NOUN_wrongdoing ._PUNCT_.
person_NOUN_person holds_VERB_hold sign_NOUN_sign in_ADP_in protest_NOUN_protest in_ADP_in front_NOUN_front of_ADP_of white_ADJ_white building_NOUN_building
Handling_NOUN_handling of_ADP_of Epstein_PROPN_Epstein files_NOUN_file is_AUX_be ‘_PUNCT_' outrageous_ADJ_outrageous ’_PUNCT_' ,_PUNCT_, say_VERB_say attorneys_NOUN_attorney of_ADP_of his_PRON_his sex_NOUN_sex trafficking_NOUN_trafficking survivors_NOUN_survivor
Read_VERB_read more_ADV_more
A_DET_a former_ADJ_former friend_NOUN_friend of_ADP_of Donald_PROPN_Donald Trump_PROPN_Trump ,_PUNCT_, Epstein_PROPN_Epstein pleaded_VERB_plead guilty_ADJ_guilty in_ADP_in 2008_NUM_2008 in_ADP_in Florida_PROPN_Florida to_PART_to state_VERB_state charges_NOUN_charge of_ADP_of prostitution_NOUN_prostitution and_CCONJ_and solicitation_NOUN_solicitation of_ADP_of prostitution_NOUN_prostitution with_ADP_with a_DET_a minor_NOUN_minor ._PUNCT_. Officials_NOUN_official say_VERB_say Epstein_PROPN_Epstein then_ADV_then killed_VERB_kill himself_PRON_himself in_ADP_in federal_ADJ_federal custody_NOUN_custody in_ADP_in New_PROPN_New York_PROPN_York in_ADP_in 2019_NUM_2019 ,_PUNCT_, during_ADP_during Trump_PROPN_Trump ’s_PART_’s first_ADJ_first presidency_NOUN_presidency ,_PUNCT_, while_SCONJ_while awaiting_VERB_await trial_NOUN_trial on_ADP_on sex_NOUN_sex -_PUNCT_- trafficking_VERB_traffic charges_NOUN_charge ._PUNCT_.
“_PUNCT_" You_PRON_you have_AUX_have some_DET_some of_ADP_of the_DET_the most_ADV_most wealthy_ADJ_wealthy individuals_NOUN_individual ,_PUNCT_, tech_NOUN_tech leaders_NOUN_leader ,_PUNCT_, finance_NOUN_finance leaders_NOUN_leader ,_PUNCT_, politicians_NOUN_politician ,_PUNCT_, all_DET_all implicated_VERB_implicate in_ADP_in some_DET_some way_NOUN_way ,_PUNCT_, having_VERB_have emailed_VERB_email them_PRON_they ,_PUNCT_, wanting_VERB_want to_PART_to go_VERB_go to_ADP_to Epstein_PROPN_Epstein ’s_PART_’s island_NOUN_island knowing_VERB_know that_SCONJ_that Epstein_PROPN_Epstein was_AUX_be a_DET_a pedophile_NOUN_pedophile ,_PUNCT_, ”_PUNCT_" Khanna_PROPN_Khanna said_VERB_say ._PUNCT_.
Khanna_PROPN_Khanna added_VERB_add :_PUNCT_: “_PUNCT_" It_PRON_it ’s_AUX_be frankly_ADV_frankly one_NUM_one of_ADP_of the_DET_the largest_ADJ_large scandals_NOUN_scandal in_ADP_in my_PRON_my view_NOUN_view in_ADP_in our_PRON_our country_NOUN_country ’s_PART_’s history_NOUN_history ._PUNCT_. And_CCONJ_and there_PRON_there is_AUX_be a_DET_a demand_NOUN_demand for_ADP_for elite_ADJ_elite accountability_NOUN_accountability ._PUNCT_. But_CCONJ_but the_DET_the survivors_NOUN_survivor ’_PUNCT_' lawyers_NOUN_lawyer that_PRON_that I_PRON_I ’ve_AUX_have talked_VERB_talk to_PART_to have_AUX_have said_VERB_say that_SCONJ_that the_DET_the survivors_NOUN_survivor are_AUX_be still_ADV_still upset_ADJ_upset ._PUNCT_. They_PRON_they ’re_AUX_be upset_ADJ_upset that_SCONJ_that many_ADJ_many of_ADP_of their_PRON_their names_NOUN_name accidentally_ADV_accidentally came_VERB_come out_ADP_out without_ADP_without redaction_NOUN_redaction ._PUNCT_. And_CCONJ_and they_PRON_they want_VERB_want to_PART_to make_VERB_make sure_ADJ_sure the_DET_the rest_NOUN_rest of_ADP_of the_DET_the files_NOUN_file come_VERB_come out_ADP_out ._PUNCT_. ”_PUNCT_"
Separately_ADV_separately ,_PUNCT_, Maryland_PROPN_Maryland House_PROPN_House Democrat_PROPN_Democrat Jamie_PROPN_Jamie Raskin_PROPN_Raskin said_VERB_say :_PUNCT_: “_PUNCT_" Case_NOUN_case closed_ADJ_closed has_AUX_have been_AUX_be [_X_[ the_DET_the Trump_PROPN_Trump administration_NOUN_administration ’s_PART_’s ]_PUNCT_] mantra_ADJ_mantra ”_PUNCT_" since_SCONJ_since weeks_NOUN_week beforehand_ADV_beforehand ._PUNCT_. He_PRON_he also_ADV_also said_VERB_say the_DET_the 3_NUM_3 m_NOUN_m documents_NOUN_document released_VERB_release Friday_PROPN_Friday were_AUX_be “_PUNCT_" close_ADJ_close to_ADP_to nothing_PRON_nothing when_SCONJ_when they_PRON_they ’re_AUX_be deciding_VERB_decide which_DET_which documents_NOUN_document are_AUX_be coming_VERB_come out_ADP_out ”_PUNCT_" ._PUNCT_.
That_DET_that line_NOUN_line was_AUX_be echoed_VERB_echo by_ADP_by top_ADJ_top House_PROPN_House Democrat_PROPN_Democrat Hakeem_PROPN_Hakeem Jeffries_PROPN_Jeffries during_ADP_during a_DET_a Sunday_PROPN_Sunday appearance_NOUN_appearance on_ADP_on ABC_PROPN_ABC ’s_PART_’s This_DET_this Week_PROPN_Week ._PUNCT_.
“_PUNCT_" It_PRON_it ’s_AUX_be not_PART_not over_ADV_over and_CCONJ_and it_PRON_it will_AUX_will not_PART_not be_AUX_be over_ADV_over until_ADP_until there_PRON_there is_AUX_be full_ADJ_full and_CCONJ_and complete_ADJ_complete transparency_NOUN_transparency as_ADP_as demanded_VERB_demand by_ADP_by the_DET_the survivors_NOUN_survivor ,_PUNCT_, so_SCONJ_so that_SCONJ_that there_PRON_there can_AUX_can be_AUX_be full_ADJ_full and_CCONJ_and complete_ADJ_complete accountability_NOUN_accountability ,_PUNCT_, ”_PUNCT_" Jeffries_NOUN_jeffrie said_VERB_say ._PUNCT_.
He_PRON_he also_ADV_also said_VERB_say “_PUNCT_" there_PRON_there are_AUX_be more_ADJ_more …_PUNCT_… documents_NOUN_document that_PRON_that are_AUX_be being_AUX_be withheld_VERB_withhold ”_PUNCT_" by_ADP_by what_PRON_what he_PRON_he derisively_ADV_derisively referred_VERB_refer to_ADP_to as_ADP_as “_PUNCT_" the_DET_the department_NOUN_department of_ADP_of injustice_NOUN_injustice ”_PUNCT_" ._PUNCT_.
“_PUNCT_" So_ADV_so the_DET_the question_NOUN_question that_PRON_that has_AUX_have to_PART_to be_AUX_be asked_VERB_ask –_PUNCT_– that_SCONJ_that the_DET_the American_ADJ_american people_NOUN_people are_AUX_be asking_VERB_ask –_PUNCT_– is_AUX_be what_PRON_what are_AUX_be they_PRON_they hiding_VERB_hide from_ADP_from the_DET_the American_ADJ_american people_NOUN_people and_CCONJ_and who_PRON_who are_AUX_be they_PRON_they protecting_VERB_protect ?_PUNCT_? ”_PUNCT_" Jeffries_NOUN_jeffrie remarked_VERB_remark ._PUNCT_.
The_DET_the justice_NOUN_justice department_NOUN_department has_AUX_have previously_ADV_previously said_VERB_say that_SCONJ_that many_ADJ_many of_ADP_of the_DET_the total_ADJ_total number_NOUN_number of_ADP_of Epstein_PROPN_Epstein pages_NOUN_page in_ADP_in their_PRON_their files_NOUN_file are_AUX_be duplicates_NOUN_duplicate across_ADP_across separate_ADJ_separate investigations_NOUN_investigation in_ADP_in Florida_PROPN_Florida and_CCONJ_and New_PROPN_New York_PROPN_York ._PUNCT_.