US EditionEpstein Files Still Not Released
The DOJ released about 12,285 documents with heavy redactions and cites victim privacy for delays amid calls for oversight and complaints of selective withholding, lawmakers said.
- Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice posted approximately 12,285 documents about one month after the Dec. 19 deadline, leaving only a fraction of records public.
- Because many documents require manual redaction, the Justice Department said it employs over five hundred reviewers to carefully redact victim-identifying information, delaying compliance with the Act's 30-day review requirement.
- The DOJ's posted materials included a transcript of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, while Epstein survivors and relatives said redactions were selective and internal FBI-DOJ joint memo discussions remain unreleased.
- Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna said they seek inherent contempt against Attorney General Pam Bondi and requested a special master, while DOJ challenged their standing and ignored some comments; Massie plans to use five minutes to question Bondi.
- An attorney for the congressmen argued lack of redaction explanations hinders oversight, Epstein survivors and relatives warned delays harm survivors, and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said DOJ is cooperating.
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One month after the Epstein files deadline, only a fraction of the DOJ's records have been released
Monday marks one month since the deadline for the Justice Department to release all of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, but only a fraction of the records have been made public
Epstein Files Still Not Released
“One month after the congressionally mandated deadline to release all its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department has made only a fraction of the files public — and it remains silent on its plans to fully comply with the law,” Politico reports.
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