US EditionJustice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
DOJ argues court lacks authority and highlights over 500 reviewers handling more than 2 million Epstein documents amid lawmakers’ calls for court-appointed oversight.
- On Monday, U.S. Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie asked Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to appoint a special master to oversee DOJ's Epstein file release, but U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton urged rejection, citing lack of standing.
- Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act nearly unanimously and President Donald Trump signed it, but the Department of Justice missed the Dec. 19, 2025 deadline after posting approximately 12,285 documents.
- The Department of Justice said its review is time-intensive and involves more than five hundred reviewers, including around 400 justice department lawyers and 100 FBI document analysts, with more than two million documents still outstanding and requiring careful manual redactions to protect victim identities.
- The court scheduled responses by Friday and Tuesday, with Clayton stating DOJ will update the court 'again shortly,' keeping the review active.
- Initial December document releases included photos and flight logs tying high-profile figures to Jeffrey Epstein, but many FBI witness interviews and internal DOJ/FBI discussions remain unreleased, prompting advocates and survivors demanding transparency.
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Republicans Tear Themselves Apart Over Whether to Release Damning Epstein Secrets or Bury Them
Congress is in chaos over the Jeffrey Epstein files, and the Republican Party looks like it’s eating itself from the inside. After months of stonewalling, back-room tussles, and desperate spins, the push to release the damning investigative documents tied to Epstein has turned into one of the ugliest political freak-outs of the Trump era. At the heart of it: the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law passed with near-unanimous support — 427–1 in …
GOP lawmakers have given up on getting the Epstein files from Trump: report
The Justice Department is now a month past the deadline Congress set for releasing the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, and Republican lawmakers appear to have given up.Politico reported Monday that those who were once so adamant about seeing the files are now "largely shrugging their shoulders."“I don’t give a rip about Epstein,” said Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) last week. Just a month ago she was pressured by President Donald Trump to ta…
Republicans abandon vows to get Epstein files released: 'I don't give a rip'
House Republicans who publicly championed releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files have largely abandoned the effort, despite having voted to force Department of Justice disclosure.According to Politico reporter Hailey Fuchs, when pressed about the DOJ's failure to meet a December 19 legal deadline for f...
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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