Blanche met for about an hour on Thursday with a group of Epstein's accusers at Justice Department headquarters in Washington. After the meeting, Blanche told reporters he encouraged the accusers to come to the FBI with any information that could help investigators.
The political firestorm over Epstein has been a persistent headache for the Trump administration, which released millions of investigative documents over the last year in response to right-wing clamouring for answers about the disgraced financier's crimes and connections to high-profile people.
The Justice Department has repeatedly said it will investigate further if new information surfaces, but the government doesn't currently have evidence to support additional prosecutions against people tied to Epstein.
"It wasn't all cordial," Blanche said of Thursday's meeting.
"Because there's something that they want that I don't think I can give them, which is some form of justice. And I want to be able to give justice in the form of prosecutions, and maybe we can do a prosecution at some point."
But he added, "I don't know."
One accuser, Dani Bensky, expressed frustration after the meeting, telling NBC in an interview that it wasn't substantive or productive.
"My mind has not been changed that he will do what is best for the American people and survivors in this country," she said.
Earlier on Thursday, Bensky told lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee that women harmed by Epstein repeatedly asked to meet with Blanche "through multiple channels and he never responded."
"We deserve to be heard directly, not dismissed and ignored," Bensky said.
Epstein's case and the Justice Department's handling of millions of files related to his sex trafficking investigation have been a persistent political headache for the Trump administration.
After missteps by then-attorney-general Pam Bondi that enraged Trump's base, Blanche as deputy attorney-general oversaw a massive review and release of millions of files related to the investigation into the disgraced financier with connections to wealthy and powerful people.
Blanche has pushed back on suggestions that the Justice Department has been dismissive of the late financier's accusers, saying Wednesday that officials have spoken with more than 30 representatives of the women over the course of its sweeping review of the files.
Blanche has also defended the department's staggered release of the Epstein files, a process beset by problems, including redaction errors that left exposed nude photos showing the faces of potential victims.
The Justice Department began releasing the documents in late December, which included photos, call logs, grand jury testimony and interview transcripts.
The release did little to tamp down scepticism from conspiracy theorists and online sleuths, who have long pushed allegations of a government cover-up, without evidence.
