Fact check: Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General.

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 79/100

The post accurately states that Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General, a fact confirmed by 5 sources. It also correctly claims that Todd Blanche is listed in the Epstein files on an email chain discussing filings in Epstein's case shortly after his arrest and before his death. The embedded screenshot from July 12, 2019, supports this, showing his name in the Cc field and discussing the Epstein case, with most other names redacted, which is also consistent with reports.

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Original post
https://www.threads.com/@aaronparnas/post/Dby1XVOlC19?xmt=AQG0yU0_E8HwqB9sK7c_mZbL2dOb0MMneO0076l5MmpvQRWSUczNYRQrv0reyPx-tUveecs
Verified on
August 8, 2026
Verification ID
m2KQEa9H27rVsShC6I_mAQ

Original content reviewed

Platform: THREADS Author: @aaronparnas --- Caption/Description --- Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General. In the Epstein files, Blanche is listed as a person on an email chain discussing filings in Epstein's case shortly after his arrest and before his death. Most of the other names in the email are redacted. --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- From: " To: " Cc: "Todd Wallace Blanche ( )" < >, "John Peter Cronan Esq. ( )" < > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Ballsy! Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:39:58 +0000 I blame Ilan. Sean S. Buckley KOBRE & KIM LLP www.kobrekim.com New York | Hong Kong | London | Seoul | Shanghai | Tel Aviv | Miami | San Francisco | Washington DC | BVI | Cayman Islands > On Jul 12, 2019, at 6:37 PM, wrote: > > According to the docket, we asked for a 24-hour extension because Epstein delayed filing his financial disclosure. Judge Berman denied the request, saying it shouldn't take us long to read it. What I really understand that to mean is: "I have already made my decision and I don't care what the Government says because I've got this." > > BTW, poor tactic, pushing the private guards knowing (and even acknowledging) Judge Berman's thoughts about it. It is a way to piss a judge off while you are asking him for what looks in context like fairly extraordinary relief. I wonder if that was client-driven. ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @aaronparnas --- HOW TO VERIFY THIS (provenance-first) --- 1. SOURCE-TRACE: take the MOST DISTINCTIVE, verbatim details above — exact unusual quotes, named people/places/objects — and web-search them TOGETHER as a combination, alongside the subject/person shown and the topic, to find the ORIGINAL source of this clip (an official channel, the uploader, a news report). A combination of distinctive phrases has essentially ONE source on the web. 2. JUDGE FROM PROVENANCE: If a credible source (official account, established news outlet) documents this exact clip/event, it is a REAL, documented event —

Claims analyzed (3)

  1. verified: Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General.
    Multiple news sources confirm that Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General by the Senate in a vote early Saturday morning, August 8, 2026.
  2. verified: Todd Blanche is listed in the Epstein files as a person on an email chain discussing filings in Epstein's case shortly after his arrest and before his death.
    The embedded screenshot of an email from July 12, 2019, clearly shows 'Todd Wallace Blanche' in the Cc field, discussing Jeffrey Epstein's case and a denied extension request. News reports from 2026 also confirm Todd Blanche's involvement with the Epstein files and his role in the Justice Department's handling of related documents.
  3. mostly true: Most of the other names in the email are redacted.
    The embedded email screenshot visually confirms that several names in the 'From', 'To', and 'Cc' fields, apart from Todd Wallace Blanche and John Peter Cronan Esq., are redacted with black boxes. This supports the claim that most other names are redacted. News reports also discuss redactions in the Epstein files.

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