Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche states DOJ has no evidence Jeffrey Epstein was a spy
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News that the Justice Department possesses no evidence in FBI files collected over 15 years suggesting Jeffrey Epstein was a spy. His comments came amid ongoing speculation that Epstein worked for intelligence agencies. Blanche made these statements after taking over DOJ leadership following President Trump's firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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The Hill
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Conservative outlets focus on Blanche definitively rejecting spy claims while CNN emphasizes the inescapable shadow of Epstein files over DOJ operations.
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Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Blanche: No evidence in Epstein files he was a spy”
“Todd Blanche takes over the Justice Department, where there's no escaping the Epstein files shadow - CNN”
“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rejects claims that Jeffrey Epstein was a spy”
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