(AURN News) — The Justice Department now says it will release its Jeffrey Epstein investigative files within 30 days, but the commitment falls short of full transparency. Attorney General Pam Bondi made the pledge after Congress, in a rare near-unanimous vote, ordered the Trump administration to turn over all unclassified records tied to Epstein.
The files could shed light on how the wealthy sex offender operated, who assisted him and what federal officials knew — including the extent of his long-running ties to former President Donald Trump and other powerful men before his 2008 conviction and his 2019 jailhouse death. But the new law authorizing the release includes broad exemptions.
Under the law, the Justice Department can withhold any material it claims could jeopardize an active investigation. Trump has already ordered a new probe focused on Epstein’s Democratic associates. Officials may also block documents connected to grand jury proceedings, explicit images or anything deemed a privacy concern.
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