‘Epstein Files Disaster’: Whitehouse Shows No Mercy To Todd Blanche In Fiery Senate Hearing

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse urged the Senate Judiciary Committee not to combine the Department of Justice oversight hearing with Todd Blanch's confirmation hearing, arguing it would weaken congressional scrutiny of the DOJ. Whitehouse accused the department of stonewalling lawmakers by refusing to answer questions or provide documents, claiming oversight has been "systematically disabled." He also alleged the DOJ mishandled the Epstein files, criticised what he called a controversial DOJ "slush fund" settlement tied to tax benefits for Donald Trump and his businesses, and pointed to ongoing court proceedings in Florida examining allegations of fraud upon the court. Whitehouse said the committee risks failing its oversight responsibilities by ignoring these issues and warned that merging the hearings would be "a very, very grave mistake." 00:00 – Whitehouse Opposes Combined DOJ Hearing 00:30 – Says DOJ Oversight Has Been Blocked 01:22 – Blames Blanch for Epstein Files Fallout 02:08 – Raises Questions Over DOJ 'Slush Fund' 03:27 – Cites Fraud Allegations Before Florida Court 04:41 – Judge Questions Possible DOJ Collusion 05:42 – Whitehouse Slams DOJ's Performance 06:31 – Criticises Bypassing Senate Confirmation Norms 07:25 – Warns Committee Against Weakening Oversight #SheldonWhitehouse #DOJ #ToddBlanch #EpsteinFiles #Trump --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos, subscribe to our channel: / hookglobal Visit our website for more news: https://hooknews.com Follow Hook here: Instagram: / hooknewsfeed Snapchat: / kl5vqrtH X: / HookNewsfeed