US EditionSenate Democrats seek Jeffrey Epstein files from Trump administration through obscure law
UNITED STATES CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 30 – Senate Democrats invoke a rarely used law to demand DOJ release all Epstein case files by Aug. 15, pressing for transparency after repeated delays by the Trump administration.
- A group of Senate Democrats requested the Justice Department to release criminal investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein by August 15, citing a century-old federal law regarding committee jurisdiction.
- The law allows five members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee to request information without needing subpoena power, even when in the minority.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer highlighted Trump's previous promise to release Epstein's files, stating he has not fulfilled it.
- Trump remarked that Epstein had taken workers from his Mar-a-Lago club, mentioning a falling out between them.
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