Epstein survivor accuses Todd Blanche of prioritizing Trump over justice

Danielle Bensky, a survivor of convicted felon Jeffrey Epstein, took aim at Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, arguing his tenure at the Department of Justice is compromised by his loyalty to President Donald Trump. "It's hugely problematic. He does not have the American people's best interests at heart. He was in the situation room. He needs to be called in and questioned. He needs to be in front of the Oversight Committee now," she told MeidasTouch's Michael Popok.

Bensky, who is also a choreographer, claimed Blanche was responsible for many a botched action during the Epstein files rollout. "Botched is like an understatement, by the way," she said, questioning his alleged involvement in moving Ghislaine Maxwell to a plush prison. "There are so many things here that come back to Blanche, and now he is the nominee. He's so unfit to be the acting attorney general of our country. My words fail me," she concluded.

The 39-year-old argued that survivors are trapped in a "vicious cycle" with no clear path to justice. "We caught them in a lie. What do we do now? The last stop is always going to be the DOJ," she said, adding that avenue feels closed under Blanche.

When asked whether a Democratic takeover of Congress in the midterms would change things, Bensky was uncertain. "It's a really tricky question because the problem lives in the DOJ right now. I feel like no matter who's in the House and who's in the Senate, the DOJ is the problem. When you have somebody at the helm like Todd Blanche, who is actively covering this up—that's a problem. I don't see that changing anytime soon, unfortunately. That's more like a 2029 event, when there's a change and a rebuild," she said.

Her rebuke placed her alongside a growing list of Democratic and Republican lawmakers who have raised concerns about Blanche. Besnky appeared to suggest that victims of one of America's most controversial cases in recent memory cannot count on the justice system for accountability. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, has already called for a range of senior administration officials, including J.D. Vance and Todd Blanche, to testify before the committee.

The California Democrat secured a notable concession from committee chairman James Comer (R-KY), who confirmed to reporters that he is in talks with the Justice Department about having Blanche testify in July. The 48-year-old also sent a team to question Todd Blanche's Bureau of Prisons leadership regarding the investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell's prison transfer and her treatment at Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan.

This is what he said after a staff visit: "...leadership repeatedly shut down our lines of questioning or could not provide basic information about our central concerns, including Ms. Maxwell's extraordinary treatment, allegations of sexual assault at the facility, and retaliation against inmates who tried to blow the whistle. We also have serious concerns about the accuracy and veracity of information received by our investigative staff."