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Danielle Bensky, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein, cried in front of a Senate committee on Thursday as she alleged that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche shielded a convicted sex trafficker while denying over 100 victims their privacy.

The Day 2: Confirmation hearing of the Judiciary CommitteeThe nation’s highest law enforcement position was thrown into turmoil when Bensky took the stand and recounted what she termed eight months of silence and treachery.

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Blanche, she mentioned, spent roughly nine hours in discussions with Ghislaine Maxwell — the individual convicted for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking activities — and did not allocate even nine minutes to meet with a survivor.

After that meeting, Maxwell was moved from a federal prison in Florida to a low-security camp in Texas, a relocationPolitico reportedseemed to breach the Bureau of Prisons’ policy that prohibits sex offenders from being in such facilities.

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“Later, Maxwell was moved to what many have referred to as a summer camp prison,” Bensky stated during the hearing.

Although Maxwell’s conditions improved, Bensky stated to the committee, her personal life fell apart. The Department of Justice disclosed her name, phone number, previous addresses, and workplace in three separate document releases — despite their lawyers submitting 350 victim names for removal.

Blanche mentioned that the Bureau of Prisons, which falls under his authority, relocated Maxwell for her safety following the threats she encountered.

When my name was included in the third file release,” she said, her voice trembling, “it became hard to believe that this wasn’t deliberate.

She began to sob.

These papers include unsettling but partial descriptions of my mistreatment,” Bensky said, eyes filled with tears. “It was degrading.

She claimed that Blanche’s choice to meet with White House officials regarding the political consequences of the Epstein documents—instead of following up on investigative clues—was even more concerning.

“The details Todd Blanche collected in the White House Situation Room during the summer to limit the political consequences of the Epstein documents were completely unacceptable,” Bensky stated during the hearing.

Bensky stated that Blanche never contacted survivors directly.

“He paid no attention to us for the past eight months,” she stated.