1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to vote NO on confirming Todd Blanche as Attorney General. A nominee’s moral authority and commitment to equal justice are just as critical as their legal qualifications. Throughout his Senate confirmation hearings this week, Mr. Blanche proved that he views the Department of Justice not as an independent defender of the law, but as a political shield to protect powerful insiders and cover up institutional failures. The hostile, dismissive treatment witnessed at the hearing is the direct result of a long, deliberate pattern of institutional obstruction under Mr. Blanche's watch: - He prioritized perpetrators over victims: Mr. Blanche's DOJ spent roughly nine hours meeting with billionaire accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, after which she was transferred to a more comfortable, lower-security prison. He did not spend even nine minutes meeting with the survivors of her crimes before his confirmation hearing. - He stonewalled statutory file disclosures: A federal judge ruled in June that Mr. Blanche's Department of Justice conceded it was violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, after DOJ withheld roughly 2.5 million pages of Epstein-related records, including FBI interview notes tied to a woman's allegation that Trump assaulted her as a minor. The judge ordered Blanche to remove the redactions or explain why he wouldn't. - His department actively exposed victims: Compounding this betrayal of public trust, Mr. Blanche’s department leaked the private, unredacted names, sensitive personal data, and files of over 100 survivors. This horrific failure violated federal victim protection standards and directly revictimized those who had already suffered.  When Senator Thom Tillis flatly threatened to withhold his support unless a meeting with the survivors occurred, a closed-door session was hastily scrambled. The survivors’ firsthand accounts of that meeting confirm that Mr. Blanche lacks the moral fitness to lead our justice system:  - A "Check-the-Box" Exercise: Survivor Dani Bensky stated that Mr. Blanche treated the meeting as a transactional scramble for confirmation votes rather than a genuine attempt at accountability.  - Interruption Over Empathy: Bensky noted that Blanche "danced around his wording" and "repeatedly interrupted" victims. Fellow survivor Annie Farmer described his demeanor as "abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal".  - Deflection over Accountability: Rather than taking responsibility for the leaked files or pursuing wealthy enablers, survivors say Blanche told them they would need to re-report their abuse to the FBI and provide corroboration all over again—essentially forcing victims to rebuild their own cases from scratch. The survivors deserve an Attorney General who serves justice, not one who treats victims as a political hurdle. Furthermore, all Americans deserve a Department of Justice that operates with transparency and independence, not one that functions as a shield for political insiders. From violating federal transparency laws to the callous dismissal of those seeking accountability, Todd Blanche’s record reveals a clear pattern of prioritizing powerful interests over the rule of law. He has demonstrated that he lacks the independence and integrity required to lead the Department of Justice. I urge you to reject this nomination. Please stand up for the rule of law, protect survivors, and vote NO on the confirmation of Todd Blanche.