US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York speaks during the second day of acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft reacts as he speaks during the second day of acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft speaks during the second day of acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft speaks during the second day of acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, Dani Bensky, Epstein survivor, and Jennifer Bos, the mother of Megan Bos, speak on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft speaks on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and Dani Bensky, Epstein survivor, speak on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)