Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/19/epstein-files-justice-department-release/

Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt
The Justice Department has remained silent about its plans, and the new disclosure legislation contains major loopholes.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. EST
By Perry Stein, Jeremy Roebuck and Theodoric Meyer

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On Sunday, when Trump did an about-face and said House Republicans should vote in favor of releasing the Epstein files, he notably did not say he favored releasing them. Instead, he said in a social media post that the House “can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON’T CARE!”

What Congress is “legally entitled to” is a more complicated question than the rhetoric from Capitol Hill might imply.

The legislation that Congress agreed to pass Tuesday gives the Justice Department a few exceptions under which it can refuse to release material. Among them: If release “would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution.”

On Friday, Trump ordered Bondi to launch a new federal investigation related to Epstein — this one aimed at his ties to several prominent Democrats, including former president Bill Clinton, megadonor Reid Hoffman and former treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers. Bondi said the top federal prosecutor in New York City would take on the task.

That investigation could become a reason for the Justice Department to block release of many files. Bondi and her deputies have previously said they cannot release information about active investigations.

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We'll probably see the Epstein files after he releases his tax returns and medical records