Tillis withholds Blanche vote until AG pick meets Epstein survivors

Axios reports that Senator Thom Tillis won't vote to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General unless Blanche meets with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Tillis said Blanche had agreed to the meeting and he expects it to happen within the next two weeks before he'll support the nomination. With even a single Republican vote against Blanche in committee able to block his nomination from advancing to a full Senate vote, Tillis's condition carries real weight.

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