Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that federal investigators cannot follow up on many recent tips the FBI got about President Donald Trump‘s connection with Jeffrey Epstein. This happened after the Department of Justice released millions of documents to the public. The problem comes down to the quality of information the FBI received. Many tips were sent anonymously or based on second-hand information. Blanche said this type of data is “not something that can be really investigated.”
According to The Hill, Federal investigators need solid evidence from people who can be identified. Without that, they cannot start a serious investigation. These tips came through the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center and were part of nearly 3 million documents the DOJ released on Friday about the convicted sex offender.
