The House Oversight Committee released files it obtained from the Department of Justice, though most of the material was already public. The DOJ in July declined to release additional information about Jeffrey Epstein, prompting anger among some conservatives who sought exposure of prominent figures. Representative Thomas Massie suggested the president may be withholding files to protect powerful people. Massie and Representative Ro Khanna introduced a resolution urging the DOJ to release records with minimal redactions to protect victims. Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a lower-security facility after meeting with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously served as Trump's criminal attorney.
On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee released files it says it obtained from the Department of Justice. However, the vast majority of the material was already public. In July, the DOJ said it would not release additional information about Epstein, the late child sex trafficker who died in 2019.
Congressman Massie, you know, one of the things that I find so striking here is that the Bureau of Prisons had to actively sign a waiver to move Ghislaine Maxwell to a facility that is so low security that by the department's own regulations, she cannot be in, Hayes said. And that happens after she met with Todd Blanche. And she said that, you know, Donald Trump was always a perfect gentleman. Like, isn't there a role for some congressional oversight here about how exactly that came about?
Oh, absolutely. This is unprecedented, the kind of treatment that she's been given. I think the best way to clear President Trump's name is to release all the files. I actually don't think he's done anything criminal. I think he may be covering for some rich and powerful people
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