"Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a Fox News interview that "several hundred thousand" documents will be released Friday as the DOJ works to redact information that could jeopardize victims' privacy. "We have been working tirelessly," Blanche said. "I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple weeks ... several hundred thousand more." The deadline was set by a measure Congress passed last month to force the DOJ to release all of its files on Epstein."
"Driving the news: Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking members of Judiciary and Oversight, said in a joint statement that the administration is "now violating federal law" by failing to meet the deadline. "The Department of Justice is now making clear it intends to defy Congress itself," the two Democrats said. "We are now examining all legal options in the face of this violation of federal law.""
"What they're saying: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement Friday that "there will be serious legal and political consequences," if DOJ fails to comply. "This is a law, not a subpoena," Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who led the effort to force release of the files, said in a video Thursday."
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said several hundred thousand documents will be released Friday as the DOJ redacts information that could jeopardize victims' privacy. Blanche said the Justice Department has been "working tirelessly" and expects to release more documents over the next couple weeks. Congress set a deadline by a measure passed last month to force release of all DOJ files on Epstein. Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia said the administration is "now violating federal law" by missing the deadline and are examining legal options. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned of serious legal and political consequences, and Rep. Thomas Massie emphasized the measure is a law, not a subpoena.
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