"On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act after months of pressure from members of Congress, including some in his own party. The law requires one of the most radical acts of transparency in the Justice Department's history, requiring it to make public its records related to Epstein, the notorious and well-connected pedophile financier who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges."
"Other documents have been made public through the federal prosecution of Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of sex trafficking and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Civil lawsuits involving Epstein, Maxwell, banks affiliated with Epstein, and the US Virgin Islands government have shaken loose even more records about his life. Various drips and drabs have also entered the public domain through Freedom of Information Act requests, government reports, and an inquiry from the Senate Finance Committee."
President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, obligating the Justice Department to make its records related to Jeffrey Epstein public within 30 days, with a December 19 compliance deadline. The law follows months of congressional pressure across party lines and represents a sweeping act of DOJ transparency. Epstein associated with powerful figures including Trump, Bill Clinton, and Prince Andrew, and victims and the public expect the files to clarify those relationships and law enforcement's conduct. Prior releases have come from congressional subpoenas, civil lawsuits, FOIA requests, and the Maxwell prosecution, but the DOJ's holdings may be far more extensive.
Read at Business Insider
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]