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GOP senator on Epstein files: ‘Now I see what the big deal is’

The Justice Department released over 3 million pages after the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with new rules for congressional review and calls for further investigations.

  • On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages related to Epstein after President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
  • To inspect the files, lawmakers must give the DOJ 24 hours' notice, and notes are permitted but electronic recording devices are banned.
  • Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis told reporter Pablo Manriquez on Monday she now believes the more than 3 million Epstein files are worth investigating after previously dismissing them.
  • The administration argued, 'By releasing thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena request, and President Trump recently calling for further investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends, the Trump Administration has done more for the victims than Democrats ever have,' House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in December.
  • Calls for investigations following the release could occur as the Trump Administration urges further probes into Epstein's associates, and Congress members face access constraints.
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Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN: A newly discovered document in the Jeffrey Epstein files undermines one of President Donald Trump's central claims on the matter—specifically, his alleged lack of knowledge of the convicted sex offender's misconduct. And he's not alone. The release of millions of pages of documents a week and a half ago has repeatedly tested and sometimes contradicted the Trump administration's claims about the contents of the files…

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