Sen. John Cornyn voted to advance Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general in a Senate committee vote. Epstein survivor Dani Bensky expressed disappointment in comments to MSNBC. Blanche is now one vote from full confirmation.
“Epstein survivor calls Cornyn’s vote to advance Blanche nomination ‘really depressing’”
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Cornyn’s vote advances a Trump-aligned nominee despite survivor concerns about accountability for elite networks.
“Partisan loyalty sidelining victim voices and justice reform priorities”
The committee vote installs experienced leadership to restore law-and-order and counter prior institutional resistance.
“Standard process advancing qualified candidates over selective media criticism”
The AG role’s prosecutorial power requires nominees who enforce equal justice rather than protect insiders.
“Concentrated DOJ authority and risks of selective enforcement”
Coverage treats Bensky’s generic frustration as substantive commentary on Blanche without evidence of any connection to Epstein matters.
“Guilt by association and selective emphasis on optics over nominee record”
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