Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized Democratic lawmakers for walking out of a closed-door briefing on Wednesday with him and Attorney General Pam Bondi. He called the move a “stunt,” firmly defending the decision to keep the meeting private to protect victims.
Per The Hill, the two Trump officials were there to brief the House Oversight Committee on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Things got heated pretty quickly with Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) over how the forum should run, and about 30 minutes in, the Democrats decided to make their exit.
