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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: Attorney General Pam Bondi blamed Todd Blanche for the Epstein files disaster

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Speaking to his committee ahead of the Blanche hearing, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse warns colleagues against a "grave mistake." He says Attorney General Bondi has pinned the Epstein files fallout on Todd Blanche. Whitehouse lists the releases of victims' private information and images, what he calls a cover-up of documents that named Donald Trump, and "the general incompetence of the whole wretched mess."

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Who
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Where
hearing - Senate Judiciary Committee, ahead of Blanche nomination hearing
Original footage
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse · watch the full video from this moment
Length
32 seconds, unedited within the cut
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That's particularly significant when you have Attorney General Bondi saying that it was Todd Blanche who was responsible for the Epstein files disaster, the releases of private information and images of victims, the cover -up of documents that named Donald Trump and just the general incompetence of the whole wretched mess.

Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.

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