Bondi: Blanche Managed Epstein Files Release With Minimal Errors

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told a closed-door House Oversight Committee hearing on May 29 that she delegated oversight of the Epstein files document review and release process to then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. "As the head of a large department with broad responsibilities, I did not lead every aspect of this effort nor conduct that document review myself," Bondi said.

" The House Oversight Committee released the transcript on or about June 6.

President Trump announced his intention to nominate Blanche as permanent Attorney General shortly before the transcript's release. Blanche has served as Acting Attorney General since April 2, when Trump dismissed Bondi. Bondi stated that Blanche was in charge of the process and the entire release of the Epstein files.

She said Blanche oversaw the redaction process, redaction protocols and guidelines, determined which documents were privileged, and made corrections to redactions. She added that Blanche managed the task with very little error and that the redaction error rate was 1 percent.

Bondi stated that the joint DOJ-FBI statement declaring no evidence of an Epstein client list was penned by Blanche. The statement was released in July 2025. Bondi said Blanche interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell in prison weeks after the joint memo release.

President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025. Bondi stated that Blanche oversaw the release of millions of documents after the law was enacted. " Bondi and the White House later clarified that the comment referred to the Epstein files as a whole and not a literal client list.

A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter in March 2026 requesting that the Government Accountability Office investigate the Justice Department's redaction process. The letter stated that records disclosed were largely information already public, that some records were heavily redacted, and that several records appeared to have been removed without explanation.

The Justice Department faced scrutiny over website glitches, missing documents, and redactions in the Epstein files release, Fox News reported.

C. During the hearing, Blanche announced that the Justice Department will eliminate its Anti-Weaponization Fund. Bondi posted on X after her testimony that she was not blaming Blanche.

"NOT TRUE," she wrote. "I praised Acting AG Blanche’s management of this Herculean task. " Sen. Adam Schiff launched a Senate Judiciary Committee inquiry last month based on allegations that Blanche disregarded ethics guidance to recuse himself from matters involving President Trump, Fox News reported.

Blanche previously served as a personal lawyer to Trump. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson stated that Blanche is an American patriot who fearlessly fought on behalf of President Trump against the Democrats’ illegal and unprecedented lawfare campaign.

"The President’s entire team at the Department of Justice is doing a great job advocating for sanity, law and order, and policies that keep Americans safe," Jackson said.

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