Jezebel | Congrats to Todd Blanche on His First Epstein Lawsuit as Acting AG! by Danielle Han

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A journalist, Katie Phang, has filed a 15‑page lawsuit against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accusing the Justice Department of “brazen, shocking, and ongoing” violations of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated full public release of the Epstein records by Dec. 19, 2025. Phang argues that the DOJ’s piecemeal, heavily redacted releases—initially a small batch of documents, then 30,000 files, followed months later by three million error‑filled pages that even exposed survivors’ details—failed to meet the law’s deadline and impeded her reporting. The suit follows earlier congressional efforts, including a failed push by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna for an independent monitor, and comes amid criticism of former AG Pam Bondi’s handling of the files. Phang’s filing seeks to compel the DOJ to comply with the statutory requirement and ensure transparent access to the complete Epstein documentation.

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BBC News | US government watchdog to investigate Epstein files release

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s inspector general has opened an investigation to determine whether the agency is complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law requiring the release of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days. The audit will review how the DOJ identified, collected and produced responsive material, as well as its redaction and withholding procedures, and may address other issues that arise. Since the law’s enactment in November 2025, the DOJ has made roughly 2.7 million of more than three million files publicly available, though some were removed after privacy complaints from survivors and others remain sealed for ongoing investigations. Lawmakers such as Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Tom Massie have pushed for the independent review, criticizing the department for perceived delays and for protecting powerful figures, while survivors and critics demand accountability and oppose any pardon for Maxwell. The investigation comes amid broader scrutiny of the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case, including accidental withholding of interview summaries involving unsubstantiated accusations against former President Donald Trump.

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BBC News | US government watchdog to investigate Epstein files release

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s inspector general has opened an investigation to determine whether the agency is complying with the 2025 Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the release of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days. While the DOJ says it has made roughly 2.7 million documents publicly available out of an estimated six million, critics—including lawmakers Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie— argue that many files remain hidden, citing privacy concerns for survivors and claims that the department is shielding powerful individuals. The watchdog’s audit will review the identification, collection, production, redaction and withholding of the material, and may address additional issues uncovered during the review. Massie recently told the BBC he remains unsatisfied with the lack of accountability, demanding that those responsible be “perp‑walked” to jail, while the files also contain numerous references to former President Donald Trump, whom he denies any wrongdoing.

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Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera | US Department of Justice watchdog to probe release of Epstein files

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General is launching a probe to determine whether the agency complied with the 2023 Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the prompt, unredacted release of all unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein and limits redactions to protect only victims or classified information. Lawmakers and Epstein survivors have accused the Trump administration of exceeding that limit, heavily redacting files and delaying their release past the law’s 30‑day deadline, allegedly to shield powerful individuals—including former presidents and royalty—mentioned in the documents. Critics also allege the administration disclosed personal details of survivors while withholding information that could implicate high‑profile figures. The investigation will assess the DOJ’s processes for identifying, redacting, and publishing the records, with the possibility of legal repercussions if the agency is found to have violated the act.

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Home - CBSNews.com | DOJ watchdog launches probe into compliance with Epstein files law

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The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General announced it will audit the agency’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act— a law signed by former President Trump that required the DOJ to release all records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days. The audit will examine how the department identified, collected, redacted, and released the material, as well as how it handled post‑release concerns, after months of bipartisan criticism that the DOJ missed the deadline, released only a portion of the material, and later removed tens of thousands of pages. While the department ultimately disclosed more than 3 million pages, about 2.7 million remain publicly available after over 47 000 files were taken down, prompting survivors and lawmakers—led by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie—to call for an independent review. In response, President Trump nominated career attorney Don Berthiaume, who has been serving as the acting watchdog, to become the department’s next inspector general.

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I still can't believe that every single #GOP politician out there, with the possible exception of #ThomasMassie, supports this deranged imbecile. #usa #politics #Trump

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Thomas Massie and I forced Trump to fire his own Attorney General Pam Bondi. A quick history on how:

Now, the Senate must demand the new Attorney General release all the Epstein files and begin prosecutions of the abusers before voting to confirm. #breakingnews Follow @rokhannausa for more. #thomasmassie #pambondi

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The #USA already has within its legal system everything it needs to end the war and reopen the #StraitOfHormuz. Here's how:

If a new slate of #US diplomats can promise #Iran the results of step 5, for enough of the perpetrators, they could restore the peace and the flow of fertilizer.

One more step may also be necessary: Seize all profits of every entity—corporate or individual—who profited from those crimes, forfeit as proceeds of crime, to deter future corporate complicity. Disperse those funds to victims' families as reparations.

In the end, considering how the Iranian government seems to think, a comparable number of American perpetrators—starting with those with the most power, thus the most responsibility—may need receive the due sentence for the (at least) 260 counts of murder of children to date.

That would be more than fair: What's a small bunch of Nazi politicians and oligarchs in exchange for food for hundreds of millions of innocent American citizens, such as all those patriots opposing the war?