VIDEO: Blackburn Scorches Durbin for Grandstanding on Epstein Files After He Previously Blocked Subpoena Requests

VIDEO: Blackburn Scorches Durbin for Grandstanding on Epstein Files After He Previously Blocked Subpoena Requests July 15, 2026 “When Ranking Member Durbin was Chairman in the last Congress, I tried repeatedly to subpoena the Epstein files so that we could get those banking records and those flight logs.” “Repeatedly, that was blocked.” “So, the Democrats at that point didn’t want to know what was in the Epstein files until they lost the majority, and then they were hell bent to get that.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today during U.S. Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche ’s confirmation hearing, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) slammed Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) for pretending to care about the Epstein files after he previously blocked Senator Blackburn’s requests to subpoena the Epstein flight logs as Chairman of the Committee. Senator Blackburn spoke with Acting Attorney General Blanche about the tremendous success of the Memphis Safe Task Force and the need to pass her Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act , her Ban Birth Tourism Act , and her Fraud Accountability Act to support his work on these issues at the U.S. Department of Justice. Click here to download Senator Blackburn’s remarks. RELATED Blackburn Schools Durbin After He Lies About Blocking Her Requests for Epstein Flight Logs Democrats’ Sham Hearing Abruptly Ends Shortly After Blackburn Pushes Subpoenas on Justice Sotomayor Staff, Epstein Flight Log https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/7/video-blackburn-scorches-durbin-for-grandstanding-on-epstein-files-after-he-previously-blocked-subpoena-requests