{"id":2612986,"date":"2026-06-10T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comer-seeks-todd-blanche-testimony-for-epstein-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:56:59","slug":"james-comer-seeks-todd-blanche-testimony-for-epstein-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comer-seeks-todd-blanche-testimony-for-epstein-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"James Comer seeks Todd Blanche testimony for Epstein investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-comer-seeks-todd-blanche-testimony-for-epstein-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Oversight Committee Chairman james Comer says he\u2019s communicating with the Justice Department and wants acting U.S. Attorney General Todd blanche to appear for an interview in July about how the DOJ is handling the release of Epstein-related files. Comer notes Blanche previously testified in connection with a confirmation and references Democrats\u2019 reaction to earlier oversight questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, meanwhile, have been pushing to subpoena Blanche-particularly after testimony involving former Attorney general Pam Bondi-arguing that Blanche is being blamed or portrayed as managing key parts of the inquiry.The committee reports it has conducted 15 interviews (including major political figures and individuals connected to Epstein) and has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >released multiple document batches obtained<\/a> through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-navarro-files-emergency-appeal-to-supreme-court-late-friday\/\" title=\"Peter Navarro makes a last-minute Supreme Court emergency appeal on Friday\">subpoenas tied<\/a> to Epstein\u2019s estate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Oversight Committee Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1931\">James Comer <\/a>(R-KY) is working with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice<\/a> to bring in acting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20883\">Attorney General Todd Blanche<\/a> for an interview on his handling of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epstein-files\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17582\">Epstein files<\/a> release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comer told reporters Wednesday that he is in \u201ccommunication\u201d with the Justice Department, as he entered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-jr-i-wont-jump-on-bandwagon-to-cancel-sen-cruz\/\" title=\"Don Jr.: I won...t jump on bandwagon to cancel Sen. Cruz\">closed-door interview<\/a> with Bill Gates on the Microsoft co-founder\u2019s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4602418\/georgia-congressmen-push-impeach-judge-eleanor-ross\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two Georgia congressmen push for Atlanta judge to be impeached<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4601295\/ufo-whistleblower-vance-investigate-slush-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UFO whistleblower pushes Vance to investigate alleged billions of federal \u2018slush funds\u2019 tied to classified programs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4600962\/splc-bryan-fair-hate-map-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>SPLC president struggles answering why antifa or anti-LGBT Islamic groups are missing from hate map<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would like for Todd Blanche to come in in July,\u201d Comer told reporters. \u201cI think we all know he has a big confirmation coming up, so, but I\u2019ve always wanted Blanche to come in, and let me be very clear, Todd Blanche came in a month ago, he came in with Pam Bondi to answer questions from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-witness-says-all-military-ballots-she-saw-looked-like-xerox-copies-of-each-other-100-for-joe-biden-video\/\" title=\"Michigan Witness Says All Military Ballots She Saw Looked Like &quot;Xerox Copies&quot; of Each Other - 100% For Joe Biden (VIDEO)\">oversight committee<\/a>, and the Democrats stormed out and ran to you all to try to be the first to get on MSNBC and and talk about their outrage.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have sought to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4587190\/democrats-blanche-patel-bondi-epstein-questions\/\">subpoena Blanche<\/a>, especially after the oversight panel interviewed former Attorney General Pam Bondi last month on the DOJ\u2019s slow release of millions of files related to Epstein.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe continues to push all of the investigation and the blame on acting AG Todd Blanche. She said, and I quote, \u2018Acting AG Blanche was managing the entire investigation,\u2019\u201d ranking member <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4553311\/robert-garcia-pushes-james-comer-film-release-bondi-testimony-epstein-files\/\">Robert Garcia<\/a> (CA) told reporters on the day of Bondi\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4595785\/5-takeaways-bondi-tova-noel-transcripts-epstein-final-days\/\">FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM BONDI AND TOVA NOEL TRANSCRIPTS: NEW CLUES ON CO-CONSPIRATORS AND EPSTEIN\u2019S FINAL DAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oversight committee has conducted 15 interviews, including with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Bondi, former Attorney General Bill Barr, Epstein\u2019s former associate and girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and billionaire Les Wexner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the investigation, the committee has released multiple <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oversightdemocrats.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/oversight-democrats-release-third-batch-documents-jeffrey-epstein-estate\">batches of documents<\/a> related to the files, many of which were obtained from the committee\u2019s subpoena to Epstein\u2019s estate. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comer seeks acting AG Todd Blanche to discuss Epstein file release<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2612987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-ng2ksny2p-1781106359694-e1781111175185.jpg?1781096859&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[79304,61478,40726,33118,51594],"class_list":["post-2612986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-court-testimony","tag-epstein-investigation","tag-james-comer","tag-legal-proceedings","tag-todd-blanche"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-ng2ksny2p-1781106359694-e1781111175185.jpg?1781096859&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612986"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612990,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612986\/revisions\/2612990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}