In a TV interview, Lynch says Blanche, who has been before his committee, was behind the refusal of Epstein files documents and met with Ghislaine Maxwell, who Lynch says was then moved from a higher-security prison to "a nicer spot" and afterward refused to cooperate with Congress or any investigation. Lynch also accuses Blanche of backing a "slush fund" for the president and says he has no credibility on Capitol Hill with either party.
The receipt
- Who
- Rep. Stephen Lynch
- Where
- interview - CNN State of the Union
- Original footage
- The Clear Record · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 55 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 50 on Instagram
Read the transcript
Todd Blanche says he's Stephen Miller's lawyer. What's your reaction to that? Yeah, he's been before our committee Todd Blanche, you know, he was behind the you know the the Epstein files You know Refusal of documents he was he was the one that met with Glaine Maxwell and and took her from a you know Higher security prison and then put her in a nicer spot and and and and thereafter she refused to cooperate with Congress or with any investigation. We know him, we know what he's all about. He's the one that was backing this slush fund for the president. So so yeah he's the worst person to be. He has no credibility at all on Capitol Hill whether his Democrats or Republicans. We're surprised he's even in that position but he's not a threat to us. He's a buffoon. He's a buffoon. He has shown that to American people by his own actions.
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