US EditionJustice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
The DOJ opposes appointing a court monitor, citing legal and logistical challenges, while lawmakers claim only 12,285 of over 2 million Epstein-related documents have been released.
- The Justice Department announced it has released only about 12,285 documents of the more than 2 million required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which aimed for full disclosure by December 19.
- Congresspersons Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna claimed that the Justice Department's redactions and document releases are obstructing justice, alleging illegal withholding of key information.
- Epstein victims have criticized the Justice Department for selective redactions, stating that names of individuals involved in abuse have been concealed while survivor identities are visible, potentially causing harm according to a letter to the inspector general.
- A federal judge ruled that Congresspersons Massie and Khanna lacked standing to request a special master to oversee the release of documents.
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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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