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Bryan Sullivan Discusses the Attendance of Epstein Survivors at Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Confirmation Hearing in The Guardian
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke with The Guardian about Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation hearing in light of Jeffrey Epstein survivors in attendance expressing concerns about his mishandling of the case. The article outlines the potential roadblocks survivors may face in their pursuit of justice under a Department of Justice led by Blanche.
While Blanche reportedly led the disclosure of documents as required by the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, the disclosure of survivors’ names, photos, and identifying information was explicitly shared, while the names of the accused abusers and enablers remain anonymous. Bryan tells The Guardian that he believes a Blanche confirmation would mean “more suppression and no active investigations” into Epstein’s sex trafficking.
“I think it’s because that’s what Trump wants. He wants this to go away,” he explains. “And that’s one of the reasons he fired [former attorney general Pam] Bondi, because she didn’t make it go away, in my opinion.”
Despite concerns that a Blanche-led DOJ could significantly hinder progress towards justice, Bryan cautions that other avenues for survivors to pursue legal action will also present an uphill battle.
“You could bombard them with [public records] requests, and then file a lawsuit for them not providing responses to the Foia [Freedom of Information Act] requests, but that alone is a long process,” he continues. “Bluntly, the problem with all of this is [that] all of it takes time. Courts are grossly underfunded [and] understaffed. It will take quite a while to go through that sort of legal process,” he concludes.