Jeffrey Epstein

After Congress compelled the Justice Department to publish Jeffrey Epstein–related records, DOJ missed the Dec. 19 statutory deadline and has produced only a small fraction of documents in a phased, heavily redacted rollout marred by website glitches, temporary takedowns and the discovery of more than a million additional potentially responsive pages that officials say require victim‑protective review. In response, a bipartisan group of senators (including Lisa Murkowski), survivor advocates and the Democracy Defenders Fund (represented by Norm Eisen) have asked the DOJ inspector general to audit chain‑of‑custody and compliance, while lawmakers such as Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie and Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, pursue contempt, litigation and other steps to force fuller, faster disclosure.