"The lawmakers would be protected by the House's speech and debate clause if they were to read them on the floor, providing them with immunity from civil or criminal liability. Massie told reporters that one of the men is "pretty high up" in a foreign government, and another is a prominent individual. The lawmakers didn't elaborate on what they meant or specify the conduct at issue."
"Democrats and some Republicans have argued that the DOJ is skirting its statutory requirements under the Epstein Transparency Act by withholding millions of documents and heavily redacting some of the files they did release. The details: The documents will be available on computers in a reading room at the DOJ building in Washington, D.C., from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Friday."
Lawmakers would have immunity under the House speech and debate clause if they read the documents on the floor, shielding them from civil or criminal liability. One individual referenced in the materials is described as "pretty high up" in a foreign government, and another is described as a prominent individual. The Justice Department agreed to allow lawmakers access to the full documents after a written request from Representative Jamie Raskin. Critics from both parties contend that the DOJ is withholding millions of documents and heavily redacting released files under the Epstein Transparency Act. Documents will be accessible on DOJ computers in a Washington reading room on weekdays with notice and no electronic devices allowed. Many files available for review remained redacted, appearing to come from the FBI or a grand jury, and some requested files were still unavailable. The Department expressed confidence that the review will demonstrate good-faith processing of a large volume of documents in a short time.
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