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Blanche Declares DOJ's Review of Epstein Case 'Over'

Democrats, survivors dispute comments, demand more Epstein client disclosures

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors are done reviewing the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told ABC News on Sunday, but key Democrats insist the public still isn't seeing the full picture, the Guardian reports. Blanche said the Justice Department's review of the case "is over,...

A Whole Bunch of New Epstein Files Just Dropped

More than 3M pages were released by the DOJ, per Deputy AG Todd Blanche

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful. Deputy Attorney General Todd...

Blanche: DOJ Sees 'No Basis' for Rights Probe in ICE Shooting

This isn't normal, Minneapolis police chief says

(Newser) - The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. The decision to keep the Justice Department's Civil Rights...

Report: DOJ Is Reviewing 5.2M Epstein Documents

Deputy AG says review is an 'all-hands-on-deck approach'

(Newser) - The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, sources tell the AP and the New York Times...

Show Us What You Have, Clinton Aide Tells DOJ

Former president doesn't need protection on Epstein files, spokesperson says

(Newser) - Bill Clinton's staff says that if the Justice Department has any incriminating information on him in the Jeffrey Epstein files, it should put it all on the table—now. On Monday, Clinton spokesperson Angel Urena urged the DOJ to release every Epstein-related document involving the former president as it...

Lawmakers Mull Impeachment, Contempt for Bondi Over Epstein

Politicians on both sides of the aisle weigh their options after DOJ failed to meet release deadline

(Newser) - Lawmakers from both parties say they're considering contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Justice Department's failure to meet a court-ordered deadline for releasing documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The DOJ on Friday released thousands of documents , but not all unclassified Epstein records as required...

Blanche Says Epstein Files Weren't Pulled to Protect Trump

Justice Department says it restored photo as lawmakers threaten to hold Bondi in contempt

(Newser) - With the Justice Department facing criticism over the initial, incomplete release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that references to the president are not being excluded. "We are not redacting information around President Trump," Blanche said on NBC's...

DOJ Releases Files, Partly Complying With Epstein Law

Criticism follows incomplete trove, redactions

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday started putting out a massive batch of records tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, meeting part—but not all—of a disclosure mandate Congress imposed and President Trump signed into law last month. Officials said the release would ultimately total several hundred thousand pages, with...

DOJ Won't Make Deadline to Fully Release Epstein Files

Deputy AG says 'several hundred thousand' documents will be released Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department is not going to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein before the deadline. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department will release "several hundred thousand" documents related to the sex offender, but conceded the first batch will fall short of...

Patel Taking Heat Over Kirk Investigation

Critics blame FBI director for confusion amid 'an unfolding crisis'

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel, criticized as inexperienced and out for retribution early on, appears to be facing the biggest test of his leadership yet. Ten sources across the federal government tell Fox News that his leadership is "under fire" amid the investigation into the Charlie Kirk assassination. One source...

Giuffre's Family Rips DOJ, Maxwell Interview

Accuser's family says transcripts allow convict to 'rewrite history'

(Newser) - The family of Virginia Giuffre has criticized the Justice Department for releasing transcripts of its interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, saying it gave Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned accomplice a "platform to rewrite history" and undermine the voices of survivors like Giuffre. "The content of these transcripts is in...

Sources: Maxwell Had Some Protection During DOJ Queries

Convicted sex offender reportedly was given limited immunity to reveal what she knows about Epstein

(Newser) - Sources say that Ghislaine Maxwell was the one who initiated her meetings this week with the DOJ's Todd Blanche, and that she was offered limited immunity to reveal what she knows about her late partner, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reports ABC News , which adds it's "almost unheard...

Maxwell's Lawyer Says She Answered Every Question

There has been no promise of a pardon for Epstein associate so far, attorney tells reporters

(Newser) - Todd Blanche, the Justice Department's No. 2 official, met Thursday in Florida with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—a session arranged after President Trump and the agency drew fierce backlash from the president's supporters over their handling of the records on...

Former Trump Personal Lawyer Now Heads Library of Congress

DoJ No. 2 Todd Blanche appointed acting librarian of Congress

(Newser) - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented President Trump in his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from conservatives that she was advancing a "woke"...

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