US EditionJustice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation
The Justice Department must publish unclassified Epstein investigation files within 30 days, allowing redactions only to protect privacy or ongoing probes, under bipartisan legislation.
- The Justice Department faced a deadline to release files on the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, including potential ties to influential figures like Trump and Clinton.
- Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was accused of arranging sexual encounters with underage girls for wealthy and powerful men before his suicide in jail in 2019.
- Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of recruiting underage girls for Epstein and is serving a 20-year prison sentence, while Prince Andrew was stripped of royal titles over allegations.
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Today, Friday, the deadline for the publication of Epstein documents ends. However, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, only a part is initially made available.
'Laughter?' CNN host surprised by Epstein survivors' reaction to question about DOJ
CNN's Audie Cornish remarked on the reaction of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse survivors to a question about the Department of Justice's pending release of investigative files about the late sex offender.Congress passed a law last month mandating DOJ to publicize redacted files by Friday, and CNN's MJ Lee asked a group of Epstein survivors whether they had faith the department would release everything in its possession – and they all shook their heads …
For a long time, US President Trump had resisted it - but today, the Department of Justice has to release investigative files in the scandal surrounding the sex offender Epstein. Photos from his estate have already been published.
In 2024, Donald Trump had campaigned with a promise to publish the Epstein file. Back in the White House, he urged his base to turn the page, but the American president, who had been pressured by Congress, finally had to keep his commitment Friday.
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