Todd Blanche Begs Judge for Mercy as $1,000-a-Day Epstein Files Fine Looms

Todd Blanche is fighting a proposed $1,000-a-day penalty as the Epstein files dispute intensifies. (Credit: The White House/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is fighting to stop a proposed $1,000-a-day penalty (around £748) against the Justice Department as a bitter court battle over the Epstein files escalates.

The sanctions request follows a federal judge's order concerning disputed records that include FBI interview notes, email exchanges referencing a 'torture video' and information about potential Epstein co-conspirators.