‘It’s Sick!’ Trump DOJ Honcho Torched by Dem on CNN for ‘Partying With Epstein’ Rant

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) tore into Trump Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche over his remarks about the latest Epstein Files dump, in which he said “it’s not a crime” to have partied with Jeffrey Epstein.

The Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages of Epstein documents on Friday, including multiple claims of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump from various sources. Some of those were subsequently deleted.

Blanche raised eyebrows during an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham in which he said that “the American people need to understand that it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.”

On Monday night’s edition of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, guest anchor Brianna Keilar asked Garcia about the comments, and Rep. Garcia unloaded on Blanche:

KEILAR: I want to ask you about Jeffrey Epstein, as the ranking member of the congressional committee that’s investigating him. I want to play something the deputy attorney general said tonight about the files that the DOJ has released. Here it is. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

LAURA INGRAHAM, FOX NEWS HOST: Is there any chance that any of these individuals who partied with Epstein and engaged in, you know, relations with minors will be prosecuted?

BLANCHE: Well, look we–

INGRAHAM: Any chance?

BLANCHE: I’ll never say no, and we will always investigate any evidence of misconduct. But as you know, it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein. And so as horrible as — it’s not a crime to email with Mr. Epstein. And some of these men may have done horrible things, and if we have evidence that allows us to prosecute them, you better believe we will. But it’s also the kind of thing that — that the American people need to understand, that it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KEILAR: What’s your reaction to that?

GARCIA: I mean, it’s gross, it’s sick! I mean, I hope that people understand that the survivors, when they hear that kind of BS, it’s retraumatizing.

Jeffrey Epstein trafficked and raped children and girls. The men that were responsible, that were not just co-conspirators, that funded what Mr. Epstein was doing, but the men that participated in those actions, have yet to be held accountable.

So, why won’t Mr. Blanche release the names of all of the men that raped and abused children? Why won’t the DOJ release the names of the co-conspirators? Why have they decided to hold back 50 percent of the Epstein files and play games with where Trump’s name is, and removing this photo, and redacting this, but then putting out the names of the survivors? This has been completely botched by the White House, and is all part of a massive coverup, that’s clearly being directed by the President and Pam Bondi.

Todd Blanche should be ashamed of himself. He should apologize to all the survivors, and he should — and he should go after everyone that caused harm and release the names, most importantly, immediately.

Watch above via CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins.

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