Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as the next U.S. attorney general has become one of the most closely watched confirmation battles in Washington, drawing opposition from Jeffrey Epstein survivors while also fueling a broader debate over the future independence of the Justice Department. The controversy intensified after more than two dozen Epstein survivors urged Republican Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas to reject Blanche's nomination. In a pub