John Cornyn and Thom Tillis to confirm Blanche, “There are plenty of other Republican senators who are not yet sold” on his nomination. If nothing else, the stink of Jeffrey Epstein should never be allowed to fade away from any pro-Blanche vote. Whitehouse said Republicans are “between an Epstein and a Blanche place,” meaning a rock and a hard place with the nomination. He pointed out that Blanche was in charge of the Epstein files release and “he’s been hiding stuff and [Republicans] know it.” “You know, you just pile all that stuff up, and it's really hard to not have Jeffrey Epstein stick to people who vote to confirm Todd Blanche,” Whitehouse concluded.