As reported at the Politico, Lawmakers accused the Trump administration of “flouting” the law following the release of thousands of increasingly redacted documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Is the administration slow rolling the release of Epstein document or are they carefully redacting the docs to protect the victims.
Though the Justice Department on Friday began its release of additional documents regarding Epstein, Saturday’s second batch of highly redacted material drew frustrations from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Now, some have begun to accuse the department of hiding critical information in order to protect President Donald Trump and his associates.
“How can you block out an entire document? It makes no sense,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said in a Sunday interview with CNN’s “State of the Union.”
The Justice Department has released more than 13,000 documents related to Epstein over the last two days, but Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday indicated he was unsatisfied with the release.