Republican Senator Conditions Support for Blanche on Meeting Epstein Survivors

Sen. Thom Tillis said Thursday he will not vote to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general unless Blanche meets with women who say Jeffrey Epstein abused them as minors. Tillis made the statement during the second day of Blanche's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and said the meeting must occur before he is prepared to advance the nomination.

"Todd Blanche said he'd meet with the Epstein survivors if it could be arranged. I expect that meeting to occur before I'm willing to vote him out of committee. There should be no reason why he wouldn't," Tillis said. " He said officials were trying to schedule the meeting later Thursday or on another day.