WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft prepares to speak on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General 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 prepares to speak on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General 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 prepares to speak on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General 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)

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., arrives for a hearing with former Goldman Sachs senior counsel Kathryn Ruemmler and her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., arrives for a hearing with former Goldman Sachs senior counsel Kathryn Ruemmler regarding her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Goldman Sachs senior counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, center, arrives for a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing regarding her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington, before signing an executive order. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump listens after signing executive orders modifying the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)