New Mexico’s Epstein lawsuit raises stakes of Todd Blanche’s AG bid

New Mexico is suing the Trump administration over allegations that Blanche and other DOJ officials are “stonewalling” its efforts to investigate Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.

As Todd Blanche's confirmation nears, New Mexico is suing the DOJ over access to Jeffrey Epstein records.

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has been sued by the state of New Mexico over the handling of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with state officials accusing the Department of Justice of blocking access to key information related to the probe.Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche

AG Raúl Torrez says the DOJ ignored 10 separate requests for Zorro Ranch files — and could unseal them "with a stroke of a pen."

New Mexico on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, stymying the state’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez. Torrez allege

The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there.

State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe  AP News

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., said the Justice Department and Blanche stonewalled New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s criminal investigation into Epstein and others, taking steps that “actively harms victims and undermines the public interest.”

The state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes

The state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes