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Blanche: You think Pres. Trump called and asked me to go interview a witness in federal prison? Sen. Reed: Yes, I do.
Acyn @AcynSen. Reed: You talked to Ghislaine Maxwell. A few days later, she was transferred from a high security prison to a very comfortable—
Blanche: That’s not true. She was not in a high security prison. She was transferred from a low security prison to a low security prison.
Sen. Reed: I don't think at the other prison she had her own room. She had access to a private shower. She could have pet therapy. Why did Trump send you down to talk to her.
Blanche: You think President Trump called and asked me to go interview a witness in federal prison?
Sen. Reed: Yes, I do. He needed somebody to talk to her and find out what would she say if she was asked about Jeffrey Epstein, and you were the perfect choice. And you went down there and suddenly Shazam, she's out.
Aaron Rupar @atrupar 2h
BLANCHE: Do you think President Trump called and asked me to go interview Ghislaine Maxwell?
REED: Yes I do, frankly. Because the deal was in. You're the president's consigliere.
“This Is A Travesty”, Sen. Reed Slams Todd Blanche Over Epstein and Jan. 6 Payments
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who took over the Justice Department after Pam Bondi was fired by President Trump, testifies at an oversight hearing before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.
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