‘Crime at Epstein's Zorro Ranch’: Mazie Hirono DIGS Blanche Over Trump-Epstein Links; Blasts DOJ

During Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono questioned him about the Justice Department's cooperation with New Mexico's investigation into alleged crimes at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch. Blanche confirmed that his team would continue cooperating with state investigators. Hirono also pressed Blanche over a previous statement about President Donald Trump's authority over the Justice Department, asking whether a president has the right to order investigations of perceived political enemies. Blanche declined to answer with a simple yes or no, saying his earlier remarks referred to the president's constitutional authority under Article II, not the targeting of political opponents.