"The Senate's top Democrat urged his colleagues Monday to take legal action over the Justice Department's incremental and heavily redacted release of records pertaining to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a resolution that, if passed, would direct the Senate to file or join lawsuits aimed at forcing the Justice Department to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted last month that required disclosure of records by last Friday."
"That approach angered some accusers and members of Congress who fought to pass the transparency act. Records that were released, including photographs, interview transcripts, call logs, court records and other documents, were either already public or heavily blacked out, and many lacked necessary context. There were few revelations in the tens of thousands of pages of records that have been released so far. Some of the most eagerly awaited records, such as FBI victim interviews and internal memos shedding light on charging decisions, weren't there."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed a resolution directing the Senate to file or join lawsuits to compel the Justice Department to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and disclose records. The Justice Department said it will release records on a rolling basis and blamed delays on the time-consuming redaction of victims' names and other identifiers, without alerting when new records arrive. Released materials were largely already public or heavily blacked out, which angered accusers and some members of Congress. Few new revelations appeared; FBI victim interviews, internal memos on charging decisions, and mentions of powerful figures were absent.
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