Tillis Says He Won't Confirm Blanche Without Meeting Epstein Victims
The North Carolina Republican, a member of the confirming committee, insists the encounter happen before he casts his yes vote there.
- Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, announced the condition July 16, 2026.
- Tillis says he will not cast a yes vote in committee without it.
- The senator wants Blanche to sit down with Jeffrey Epstein's victims first.
Why it matters: Confirmation is supposed to test fitness for office; here it waits on one senator's private condition instead.