Todd Blanche Says Review of Jeffrey Epstein Sex-Trafficking Case ‘Is Over’

The Trump administration’s review of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case has concluded, according to Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche, even as Democrats and survivors’ advocates continue to demand broader transparency and accountability.

Speaking Sunday on ABC News, Blanche said prosecutors have finished reviewing the Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell case files, signaling that the justice department does not anticipate further prosecutions tied to the disgraced financier’s network.

“That review is over,” Blanche said.

In separate remarks to CNN, Blanche acknowledged the ongoing frustration among Epstein’s victims, many of whom have called for greater scrutiny of individuals connected to the late sex offender. Blanche said survivors “want to be made whole” after enduring years of abuse tied to Epstein’s trafficking operation — but stressed that prosecutors cannot pursue cases without sufficient evidence.

“We want that,” Blanche said. “But that doesn’t mean we can just create evidence or that we can just kind of come up with a case that isn’t there.”

Survivors and lawmakers push back

Blanche’s comments came days after the justice department released millions of documents related to Epstein, a disclosure that immediately drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers and survivors’ attorneys who argue the release was incomplete and mishandled.

Some victims’ lawyers have alleged that identifying information was not properly redacted in certain files. Blanche said those errors were addressed quickly and involved a minuscule portion of the material.

“We immediately rectify that,” he said, adding that the instances amounted to “.001% of all the materials.”

Blanche also rejected claims that the department was engaged in a cover-up, calling it “amazing” that such accusations emerged less than a day after the document release.

“We have nothing to hide,” Blanche said. “We never did.”

Democrats dispute transparency claims

Several Democratic lawmakers sharply disputed Blanche’s characterization of the release. Representative Ro Khanna of California said the justice department had not complied with the transparency law he co-authored, which requires broader disclosure of Epstein-related records.

“They’ve released at best half the documents,” Khanna told CNN. “But even those shock the conscience of this country.”

Khanna pointed to files referencing prominent individuals, including billionaire Elon Musk and commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Both men have been linked to Epstein socially or through events he hosted but have not been accused of wrongdoing.

“You have some of the most wealthy individuals, tech leaders, finance leaders, politicians, all implicated in some way,” Khanna said, referring to correspondence and social connections contained in the files. “There is a demand for elite accountability.”

Khanna added that survivors remain deeply upset, not only about the perceived incompleteness of the disclosures but also about concerns that some victims’ names were inadvertently revealed.

“They want to make sure the rest of the files come out,” he said.

‘Case closed’ narrative challenged

Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin also criticized the administration, saying that declaring the matter resolved had become a consistent theme.

“Case closed has been [the Trump administration’s] mantra,” Raskin said, arguing that the roughly three million documents released represent only a fraction of the full investigative archive.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries echoed those concerns during an appearance on ABC’s This Week, saying the issue would not be resolved without full transparency.

“It’s not over and it will not be over until there is full and complete transparency as demanded by the survivors,” Jeffries said. He accused what he termed the “department of injustice” of withholding documents.

“The question that has to be asked is what are they hiding from the American people and who are they protecting?” Jeffries said.

Epstein case continues to reverberate

Jeffrey Epstein, a former associate of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty in 2008 to state charges in Florida related to prostitution and solicitation of a minor. He later died in federal custody in New York in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, during Trump’s first term in office. Officials ruled his death a suicide.

Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, was convicted in 2021 of sex-trafficking-related charges and sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in federal prison.

The justice department has previously said that many Epstein-related documents are duplicates stemming from parallel investigations conducted in Florida and New York, a point officials cite to explain discrepancies in document counts.

Despite those explanations, the case continues to fuel public anger, survivor advocacy, and political conflict — underscoring why, for many critics, the Epstein scandal remains far from resolved.