Congress Members Granted Access to Unredacted DOJ Files on Jeffrey Epstein for Review
Congress members will have the chance to review the unredacted Department of Justice files on Jeffrey Epstein starting Monday morning, as per sources familiar with the DOJ's plans. The review will be conducted in person at the DOJ offices, where members can access the material on computers but not the physical documents themselves. Members must provide 24 hours' notice to review the documents in person, and the option is currently limited to Congress members only, not their staff. They are allowed to take notes but cannot bring electronic devices.
The review will focus on the 3 million files already available to the public, not the total of over 6 million documents in the DOJ's possession. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche had previously assured Congress members access to the material when announcing the release of all planned public documents. Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, co-authors of the law leading to the release of the documents, requested access to the unredacted files in a letter to Blanche. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee also urged Blanche to allow them to review the material promptly.
The letter to Congress coincides with Attorney General Pam Bondi's upcoming appearance before the committee next Wednesday, prompting members to seek access to the material before her testimony.