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<v Speaker 1>What's up everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Chronicles. Todd Blanche made an appearance both for the

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<v Speaker 1>Senate yesterday and of course he had some questions thrown

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<v Speaker 1>at him that had to do with Jeffrey Epstein, and

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<v Speaker 1>according to Todd Baby Billy Blanche, he won't be recommending

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<v Speaker 1>that Gallainne Maxwell gets a pardon. The only problem with

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<v Speaker 1>that is, well, besides that he's a liar, is that

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<v Speaker 1>his boss is the one who makes that decision. So

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<v Speaker 1>it has nothing to do with Todd Blanche. If Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump wants to pardon Gallan Maxwell, that's what he's gonna do.

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<v Speaker 1>So forgive me if I don't take any comfort in

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Blanche telling us that's not gonna happen. Today's article

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<v Speaker 1>was published by the Guardian and the headline Todd Blanche

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<v Speaker 1>says he would not recommend a pardon for Gallaine Maxwell.

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<v Speaker 1>This article was authored by Anna Betts. Todd Blanche, the

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<v Speaker 1>acting US Attorney General, pulled lawmakers on Tuesday that he

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<v Speaker 1>would not recommend a pardon for Glenn Maxwell, the longtime

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<v Speaker 1>associate of Jeffrey Epstein who's serving a twenty year prison

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<v Speaker 1>sentence for sex trafficking crimes. Well, isn't that noble of you?

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<v Speaker 1>What a great guy, Todd, blanchees not going to recommend

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<v Speaker 1>a pardon for a child molester. Hey, Todd, why'd you

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<v Speaker 1>move her? Why don't we start there? Glenn Maxwell should

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<v Speaker 1>have never been moved from Tallahassee to Texas. Still no answers.

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<v Speaker 1>Blanche comments came during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, where

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<v Speaker 1>he was testifying before the Appropriation Subcommittee over budget requests

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<v Speaker 1>for the Justice Department. During one exchange, Chris Van Holland,

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<v Speaker 1>a Democrat from Maryland, asked Blanche whether the Justice Department,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is the acting Attorney General, could commit to

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<v Speaker 1>not recommending a pardon for Maxwell. Yes, I can commit

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<v Speaker 1>to that, of course. Blanche, who's a former personal lawyer

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<v Speaker 1>for Trump, responded, what was the matter. He's just saying

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<v Speaker 1>whatever he thinks people want to hear. If Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>wants to pardon Glan Maxwell, that's what's gonna happen. Now. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna tell you that that's definitely for sure

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go down. I don't know. And if you would

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<v Speaker 1>have asked me a year ago, I would have said

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<v Speaker 1>no way. But now I'll bets are off, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>because the Epstein situation has made Trump and the Trump

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<v Speaker 1>administration even more unpredictable than ever. The statement comes as

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell exhausted a series of appeals of her conviction, with

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<v Speaker 1>the US Supreme Court in October declining to hear her petition.

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<v Speaker 1>Why would they want to hear it? We all saw

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<v Speaker 1>the trial, we all saw the evidence. Did Glenn Maxwell

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<v Speaker 1>really think she was gonna be able to bullshit her

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<v Speaker 1>way out of the conviction? Not gonna happen, not with

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<v Speaker 1>a court now, maybe with Donald Trump and his buddies,

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<v Speaker 1>but now with the court, zero chance. Earlier this year,

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell appeared before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, but

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<v Speaker 1>invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer the

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<v Speaker 1>panel's questions. Her attorney told lawmakers that she would only

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<v Speaker 1>speak if granted clemency. Granted clemency, what about just burying

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<v Speaker 1>her under the jail, you know, until her sentence is over.

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<v Speaker 1>There got to be a basement, right, put her there.

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<v Speaker 1>No chick fil a, no plan with puppies, just darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm done with these people, especially people that have already

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<v Speaker 1>been convicted. And in April, reports emerged that members of

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<v Speaker 1>the committee were divided over whether Trump should consider pardoning

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell in exchange for her cooperation in the Panels Epstein investigation. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't have to worry about Thomas Massey anymore or

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<v Speaker 1>Marjorie Taylor Green. So it looks like the GOP they'll

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<v Speaker 1>be able to run roughshod. But that also means the

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<v Speaker 1>GEO he owns this Epstein issue now, and I promise

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<v Speaker 1>you this is going to have lasting effects that outlast

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump. So all these people out here that are

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<v Speaker 1>running their fat fucking yaps carrying water for the administration,

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<v Speaker 1>just remember this administration isn't forever, but your shame when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to Epstein. That most certainly is. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>the Trump administration faced growing pressure to release more documents

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<v Speaker 1>related to the Epstein investigation. It dispatched Blanche, who was

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<v Speaker 1>Deputy Attorney General at the time, to interview Maxwell about

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<v Speaker 1>the Epstein case. The interview, conducted over two days in July,

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<v Speaker 1>was followed by the Justice Department releasing the transcripts and

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<v Speaker 1>audio recordings shortly after that meeting. In August, Maxwell was

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<v Speaker 1>transferred from low security prison in Tallahassee, Florida, to a

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<v Speaker 1>minimum security camp in Texas, where most prisoners are serving

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<v Speaker 1>time for non violent offenses and white collar crime. At

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<v Speaker 1>the time, experts described the move as unprecedented. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>think they would have given l Choppo that kind of deal?

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<v Speaker 1>What about El Mio? Probably not huh. But Glenn Maxwell,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get her moved asap. Come on, her crimes weren't

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<v Speaker 1>that bad. They're only crimes against children. No big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Since then, reports of service that Maxwell is much happier

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<v Speaker 1>at the Texas facility than she was at her previous prison,

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<v Speaker 1>and there have been allegations that she's receiving favorable treatment.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, Todd Blanche denied that too. Favorable treatment. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you mean, Glenn Maxwell, She's in jail, let's just

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<v Speaker 1>move on. During Tuesday's hearing, Blanche denied that Trump personally

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<v Speaker 1>sent them to interview Maxwell and claimed he didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>whether she was receiving better treatment at her new facility.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh bullshit. Who do you think controls the b that's right,

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<v Speaker 1>the DOJ. Stop the nonsense. The possibility of clemency for Maxwell,

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<v Speaker 1>however unlikely, has long outraged survivors and their advocates, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that most Americans share that same exact sentiment.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody knows that what's going on is absolutely fucked. The

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<v Speaker 1>problem is there's about five other situations happening at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time that are equally as fucked. Most importantly, what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on in Iran, which is an absolute disaster and

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<v Speaker 1>look as important as the Epstein story is. When average

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<v Speaker 1>people can't put gas in their car, can't afford to

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<v Speaker 1>go to work, can't afford to keep the lights on,

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<v Speaker 1>see inflation blasting up over four seeing mortgages go to

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<v Speaker 1>six point seven eight percent, they know there's a problem

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<v Speaker 1>and there's a lot of other things for the average

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<v Speaker 1>person to worry about, and that's why the Trump administration

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<v Speaker 1>has flooded the zone, confuse people, office gate and hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>bury what's going on with Epstein, and unfortunately their strategy

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<v Speaker 1>has proven to be pretty effective. Earlier this month, Spencer Covin,

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<v Speaker 1>chief legal officer and litigation director at Cold Law, which

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<v Speaker 1>has represented numerous Epstein survivors, told The Guardian that any

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<v Speaker 1>talk of clemency for Maxwell in exchange for testimony turns

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<v Speaker 1>justice on its head. It risks rewarding the very person

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<v Speaker 1>who helped enable the abuse, and not only that took

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<v Speaker 1>part in it. We have one person in prison because

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<v Speaker 1>of this, and these disgusting, disgusting people are talking about

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<v Speaker 1>granting her clemency. I wonder how many of those people

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<v Speaker 1>have used the hush fund to defend their own allegations.

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<v Speaker 1>A representative for Maxwell did not immediately respond to a

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<v Speaker 1>request for comment about Blanche's statement. During the hearing on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>Van Holland also told Blanche that he'd spoken with several

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<v Speaker 1>survivors of Epstein's abuse, who told them that they were

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<v Speaker 1>extremely frustrated that Blanche keeps calling for people to come

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<v Speaker 1>forward with more evidence, but you have not met with

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<v Speaker 1>them to hear their stories. If I connect you with

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<v Speaker 1>these survivors, will you meet with them? Van Holland asked Blanche.

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<v Speaker 1>Why would he have to be connected. Shouldn't Todd Blanche,

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<v Speaker 1>the most powerful lawman in the world, be doing this already.

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<v Speaker 1>Blanche responded, absolutely, and what you just said is false.

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<v Speaker 1>I have met with them. I've met with many many

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<v Speaker 1>of the lawyers for the survivors of victims, as did

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General Bondie. So whoever told you that unfortunately gave

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<v Speaker 1>you bad information? Yeah, I don't believe that. Sorry, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't believe Todd Blanche has been proactive. His whole job

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<v Speaker 1>has been to mitigate this. In response, a group of

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen Epstein's survivors released a statement on Tuesday saying Blanche

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<v Speaker 1>has not met with any of us as survivors. We

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<v Speaker 1>previously sought a meeting with former Attorney General Bondie and

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<v Speaker 1>Department of Justice officials, but no meeting occurred. They said,

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<v Speaker 1>we should not have to be this persistent to engage

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<v Speaker 1>with the DOJ, the department responsible for handling the Epstein files,

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<v Speaker 1>protecting their privacy and answering for years of secrecy and failure. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>that's just the case. The dj has no desire to

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<v Speaker 1>get to the bottom of what happened. The whole entire

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to keep it hidden, and they're willing to

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<v Speaker 1>go to great lengths to do that. But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if this strategy they're using is going to work,

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<v Speaker 1>especially down in places where there's a split voter base.

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<v Speaker 1>Now Kentucky. They might be onto something because people in Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 1>well let's just say it, they're going to vote for

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<v Speaker 1>whoever the Republican candidate is anyway. But in some of

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<v Speaker 1>these other places where the incumbent got voted out. That

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<v Speaker 1>might give the Democrats an inroad to flip in that seat.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's going to be very interesting to watch all

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<v Speaker 1>of that unfold. In the statement, they added that given

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<v Speaker 1>Blanche comments again asking DOJ to meet directly with survivors

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<v Speaker 1>and their counsel, not to ask survivors to start over,

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<v Speaker 1>but to hear their concerns, explain how these failures occurred,

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<v Speaker 1>and provide clear answers about the release, redaction and withholding

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<v Speaker 1>of Epstein related records going forward. Well, as much as

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to believe Todd Blanche in his nonsense, I don't,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't believe that Todd Blanche speaks for President

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<v Speaker 1>Trump when it comes to a pardon for Glenn Maxwell.

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<v Speaker 1>So his guarantees that he's not going to recommend that

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump do that they mean less than nothing, and

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<v Speaker 1>considering his actions go against everything he says, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be a hard sell to the American

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<v Speaker 1>people that Todd Blanche is the arbiter of truth and

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<v Speaker 1>that he's looking for justice for the Epstein survivors. And

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<v Speaker 1>as you can tell from the response by the Epstein survivors,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not buying it either. All the information that goes

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<v Speaker 1>with this episode can be found in the description box.