In one of the sharpest public exchanges yet between a prominent conservative lawyer and a top official in the Trump-aligned Justice Department, attorney George Conway has publicly accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of corruption and incompetence over his handling of the Ghislaine Maxwell case — and of protecting Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Conway, a longtime Republican and one of Trump’s fiercest legal critics, took to X (formerly Twitter) to issue a blistering rebuke after newly released Epstein-related documents surfaced this week, revealing disturbing new links between the disgraced financier and Trump.

“They show that Todd Blanche’s questioning of Ghislaine Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump. Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the United States,” Conway wrote.

The tweet instantly went viral, igniting a political firestorm inside Washington’s legal circles and drawing fresh scrutiny to Blanche’s role in Trump’s inner circle — both past and present.

From Trump’s Defense Team to the DOJ’s No. 2

Todd Blanche, now serving as Deputy Attorney General, is a former Trump defense lawyer who represented the former president during his New York felony trial, where Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records earlier this year. His rapid rise inside the new MAGA-controlled Department of Justice has already raised eyebrows for apparent conflicts of interest.

According to documents reviewed by congressional investigators, Blanche personally met with Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida last month, just before she was transferred from a federal correctional facility to a cushy minimum-security camp in Texas. The timing of that transfer, critics argue, is highly unusual — and possibly tied to Maxwell’s cooperation or silence.

Conway’s central allegation is that Blanche deliberately avoided probing Maxwell about her connections to Trump during the meeting. He contends that a competent prosecutor would have uncovered the extensive Trump–Epstein links visible in the newly unsealed files.

“If Blanche was interested in extracting the truth from Maxwell,” Conway said, “he would have followed the leads sitting right in front of him. His failure to do so means that he is either terrible at his job — or actively covering up for Trump. Smart money is on the latter.”

Blanche Fires Back — and Conway Doubles Down

Blanche didn’t stay silent for long. Responding directly on X, he wrote:

“George, you’ve never been confused for a trial lawyer, and these kinds of posts explain why. When I interviewed Maxwell, law enforcement didn’t have the materials Epstein’s estate hid for years and only just provided to Congress. Stop talking. It’s unbecoming.”

Conway, never one to hold back, fired a mocking retort:

“Dude, you didn’t even come close to asking a decent follow-up question of Maxwell. And I saw you at your boss’s criminal trial — you couldn’t cross-examine your way out of a paper bag. 😀”

Their back-and-forth drew millions of views within hours and reignited debate about the credibility of the Department of Justice under Trump’s second administration — one that critics say has increasingly blurred the line between political loyalty and prosecutorial independence.

The Epstein Files: What’s at Stake

The newly released Epstein estate documents, obtained through a congressional subpoena, include hundreds of pages of emails, travel records, and financial statements. Among them are references to Trump, including correspondence where Epstein described Trump as “the dog that hasn’t barked” — an apparent hint at shared secrets.

In another message, Epstein wrote that Trump “spent hours at my house with [a redacted name],” widely believed to refer to one of Epstein’s underage victims. These revelations directly contradict Maxwell’s claim — made during her interview with Blanche — that “the President was never inappropriate with anybody.”

Critics, including Conway, say that Blanche’s failure to challenge those claims or to cross-reference them against known evidence demonstrates either gross negligence or intentional obstruction.

“Either he was shielding Trump, or he was asleep at the wheel,” one former DOJ official told Politico anonymously. “And given his résumé, it’s not the latter.”

Political Fallout and the Transparency Battle

The Conway–Blanche clash has sent shockwaves through the capital just as Congress intensifies pressure on the Justice Department to release the full Epstein case files. Lawmakers from both parties have called for transparency, but the DOJ — led by Trump’s appointees — has been slow to comply, citing “privacy and security concerns.”

Meanwhile, public frustration continues to mount. The so-called “Epstein client list,” long a subject of rumor and conspiracy, remains sealed, despite repeated promises from Trump himself to “drain the swamp.”

“This is exactly what people feared,” said a senior Senate aide. “Trump’s Justice Department is turning into a fortress that shields friends and punishes enemies. Conway is simply calling out what everyone else whispers about.”

Conway’s Warning to MAGA

Conway, the husband of former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, has long walked a complicated line within conservative politics — simultaneously respected for his legal acumen and vilified by Trump loyalists for his unrelenting criticism.

His latest comments carry a blunt warning: that MAGA’s internal power plays could ultimately devour its own credibility.

“MAGA should know better than to mess with George,” he quipped in a follow-up post, echoing the tone of someone who’s spent years watching Trump’s orbit implode from within.

For Conway, the issue goes beyond partisan rivalry. His message is about institutional integrity — a principle he argues is now collapsing under the weight of political vengeance.

The Bigger Picture

The escalating feud encapsulates a larger national anxiety: whether justice in America still operates independently of politics.

If the deputy attorney general is seen as protecting his former client — now the sitting president — the ripple effects could undermine faith not only in the DOJ but in the very idea of impartial governance.

As the trickle of Epstein-related documents continues, each new revelation intensifies pressure for accountability. The question is no longer whether powerful figures will be exposed — but who will be brave enough to expose them.

For now, George Conway seems more than willing to play that role. And Todd Blanche, once Trump’s defender and now his enforcer inside the Justice Department, has found himself at the center of a scandal that could define the next chapter of American justice.