"It's very simple and very clear, Blanche said. The statute also requires us to protect victims. And so the reason why we are still reviewing documents and still continuing our process is simply that to protect the victims. So the same individuals that are out there complaining about the lack of documents that were produced on Friday are the same individuals who apparently don't want us to protect victims."
"In a 20-minute interview on Sunday's Meet the Press, Welker grilled Blanche on why the DOJ failed to comply with legislation requiring that all of the files be released on Friday. The Epstein Files Transparency Act called for all files, with limited exceptions, to be released within 30 days, Welker said. On Friday, the Justice Department released just a fraction of the overall Epstein files. Why didn't the Justice department meet that Friday deadline?"
"The law directed the Justice Department to, release internal DOJ communications, including emails, memos, meeting notes, concerning decisions to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates,' Welker said. That's the crux of what many of the victims or the survivors say they want to see. Why wasn't that information prioritized in the first release, Mr. Blanche?"
A Meet the Press interview focused on the Justice Department's partial release of Epstein-related files after a statutory deadline. The Epstein Files Transparency Act required release of all files within 30 days with limited exceptions. The Justice Department produced only a fraction of files on the deadline day and cited the need to review documents and make redactions to protect victims. The deputy attorney general said protecting victims justified continued review. Reporters and survivors pressed whether internal DOJ communications were prioritized, while the department maintained that numerous internal communications had been included among released documents.
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