Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rejects claims that Jeffrey Epstein was a spy

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Friday said evidence the federal government possesses doesn’t indicate Jeffrey Epstein was a spy. 

“All I know is that we don’t have any evidence in the Epstein files that the FBI collected over 15 years that suggests that,” Blanche said during a Fox News interview. 

Blanche’s statement comes amid a flurry of speculation that Epstein worked for the CIA or another intelligence agency. Fringes on the Right, such as Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, have suggested the Israeli government used Epstein as an intelligence asset before the New York financier died in a prison cell in 2019. 

Blanche ascended to the top of the Justice Department this week after President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday. Her exit came amid intense criticism from Democrats and a few Republicans, such as Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), surrounding the government’s investigation into Epstein’s life, particularly regarding