Yesterday I was at a press conference where Miles Taylor and Defiance.org rolled out the Epstein files for public access since the Justice Dept has such a problem doing it. Sky Roberts, brother of Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre, gave a powerful speech that speaks to what’s at stake in America right now.
He said something I can’t stop thinking about: “Justice doesn’t run out of leads. It runs out of courage.”
Then he pointed directly at the problem. When the Department of Justice won’t cooperate with active investigations into Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators. When victims keep asking where accountability went. When powerful people appear untouchable. That’s when the public loses faith in the institutions supposed to protect them.
Justice delayed is one thing. Justice obstructed is something else entirely.
Which brings me to Todd Blanche. Trump’s personal lawyer. The guy who represented him in multiple legal cases. Now Trump wants to make him Attorney General.
Let me be direct about what that means. The Attorney General is supposed to be the lawyer for the American people. Not the lawyer for one man. Not Trump’s fixer 2.0. The entire point of the Justice Department is to pursue justice without fear or favor, regardless of how powerful the person is.
If Blanche gets confirmed, we’re handing Trump the keys to weaponize the very institution that’s supposed to hold him and everyone else accountable. We’re saying to every victim, every witness, every person waiting for justice: sorry, Donald comes first.
I’m grateful that Republican senators like John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are showing enough hesitation to postpone the confirmation vote. But honestly, I wish more people were raising hell about this. Because this isn’t partisan. This is about whether the Justice Department works for all of us or just for Donald Trump.
I’ve stood on the Capitol steps as a cop. I’ve watched what happens when people decide rules don’t apply to them. I’ve seen the chaos that follows. And I’m telling you, putting Trump’s personal lawyer in charge of the Justice Department is how democracies stop working. It’s how justice becomes a tool for whoever has the most power.
Although the vote on Blanche’s nomination got postponed. (That’s a small win) But postponed isn’t stopped. We need to keep the pressure on. Congress needs to hear from us. They need to know this isn’t acceptable.
The American people weren’t born yesterday. Don’t let them sell us out.
-Harry
