"When Collins dug in, repeating her question, Blanche then effectively said - more than seven weeks after the interview - that he has never tested the credibility of Maxwell's answers (which would be hard to do given the firing of Maurene Comey). Todd Blanche confessed that he had moved Ghislaine Maxwell to comfier digs without first vetting the answers that Maxwell gave him."
"Perhaps realizing how stupid that confession was, Blanche then said something even more astonishing. He claimed the entire point of the "proffer" was, "to give her an opportunity to speak, which nobody had done before." It's rank bullshit that no one has given her an opportunity to speak. She had the right to testify in her own defense at trial, a right she declined. The day before Blanche did this "proffer," the Oversight Committee subpoenaed her, in response to which she delayed testimony."
British police arrested at least four people who projected images of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump onto Windsor Castle. Kaitlan Collins questioned Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about a proffer interview with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Blanche attempted to deflect and admitted he had never tested Maxwell's credibility and had moved her to more comfortable accommodations without vetting her answers. Blanche asserted the proffer's purpose was to give Maxwell an opportunity to speak, despite Maxwell declining to testify at trial and delaying a congressional subpoena. The conduct raises concerns about DOJ preparation, accountability, and giving a convicted sex trafficker an extended platform.
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