On Sunday’s broadcast of This Week on ABC, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice is open to allowing lawmakers to review unredacted materials related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
During the interview, host George Stephanopoulos asked whether additional documents would be released.
“Will more documents be released?” Stephanopoulos asked.
Blanche said most of the review process has already been completed and that only a small number of documents remain restricted due to a protective court order.
“There is a small number of documents that are waiting for a judge to say we are allowed to release because of a protective order,” Blanche said. “This review is over. We reviewed over six million pieces of paper, thousands of videos, and tens of thousands of images, which is what the statute required us to do.”
He criticized congressional leaders who have complained about the handling of the files, arguing they have not taken time to review the materials already provided.
“Leadership on the Hill, Congressman Massie and Senator Schumer, are quick to complain,” Blanche said. “There is no way they have spent any time looking at the materials we produced, because I know the materials we produced. We produced them on Friday, and by Saturday, they were already complaining.”
Blanche also addressed reports that lawmakers had requested access to unredacted documents.
“Apparently, Massie and others wrote a letter to come and review the unredacted materials,” he said. “I didn’t get that letter. They leaked it to the press before they actually sent it to me.”
Despite the criticism, Blanche said the Justice Department welcomes oversight and has nothing to conceal.
“That’s absolutely totally fine,” he said. “We have nothing to hide. We never did, and our doors are open if they want to come review any of the materials that we produced.”
The remarks come amid growing public and political scrutiny over the handling of Epstein-related records, with lawmakers and advocacy groups continuing to demand greater transparency from federal authorities.
