Release accused of failing to ‘comply with law’ – leaving victims still waiting for answers
If you’re just joining us, you might be tempted to conclude the Epstein files have been released in full at last.
That is not what the members of Congress behind the law which forced the Trump administration to publish them say.
‘Document dump failed to comply with law’
Ro Khanna, a Democrat representative from California, has posted a video which he says explains what’s missing from the latest release of hundreds of thousands of documents.
He says survivors of Epstein’s abuse, and their lawyers, are still expecting to see a lot more.
“The DOJ’s document dump of hundreds of thousands of pages failed to comply with the law authored by@RepThomasMassie and me,” Khanna said.
In particular, he highlighted one document – 119 pages of Grand Jury testimony, which was completely redacted.
We reported on that earlier – tap below to see the blank, black pages…
Release fails in ‘spirit and letter’ of law
Thomas Massie, the Republican who teamed up Khanna to get a bipartisan law passed triggering the release, supported him on social media.
He said: “Unfortunately, today’s document release by
@AGPamBondi
and
@DAGToddBlanche
grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law that
@realDonaldTrump
signed just 30 days ago.
“@RepRoKhanna
is correct.”
‘NOT MAGA’
Meanwhile, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the MAGA Republican Congresswoman who was once Trump’s biggest cheerleader, isn’t happy either.
Trump recently branded her a “traitor” after she became critical of his handling of the Epstein files, among other issues – prompting her resignation from Congress.
She wrote on X about last night’s release, saying the following was “NOT MAGA”…
“The heavily redacted Epstein files being released, failure to release them all by today’s lawful deadline, and redacting ‘politically exposed individuals and government officials’.”
White House defends release
For its part, the Trump administration has claimed to be the most transparent in history.
In a statement, the White House claimed the release also demonstrated its commitment to justice for Epstein’s victims, criticising previous Democratic administrations for not doing the same.
But that statement ignored that the disclosures occurred only because Congress forced the administration’s hand, after Trump officials declared earlier this year that no more Epstein files would be made public.