Politics Jan 14 WATCH: Comer says contempt charges are coming after Clintons skipped Epstein probe depositions By Associated Press
Politics Jan 13 Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation In a letter released on social media Tuesday, the Clintons tell the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, he’s on the cusp of a process “literally designed to result in our imprisonment.” Comer says he’ll begin… By Stephen Groves, Associated Press
Nation Dec 31 Department of Justice is reviewing over 5.2 million Jeffrey Epstein files The figure is the latest estimate in the expanding review of case files on Epstein and his longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell that has run more than a week past a deadline set in law by Congress. By Stephen Groves, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Politics Dec 31 Trump issues the first vetoes of his term, rejecting 2 bipartisan natural resources bills President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on other issues. By Michelle L. Price, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Nation Dec 24 DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files The department said the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, as well as the FBI, found more than a million more documents that could be relevant to the Epstein case. By Associated Press
Dec 24 Senators urge DOJ watchdog to audit slow release of Epstein files By Michael Sisak, Associated Press A dozen U.S. senators are calling on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine the department’s failure to release all records pertaining to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by last Friday’s congressionally mandated deadline. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 4:50 What the latest Epstein files release reveals, and where Trump is mentioned By Liz Landers, Doug Adams The Justice Department released nearly 30,000 more pages of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including many that reference President Donald Trump. The new batch comes as the DOJ is being criticized for heavily redacting many… Continue watching
Dec 21 Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files by Justice Department By Aamer Madhani, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced financier. Continue reading
Dec 20 At least 16 files disappear from DOJ site for Epstein documents, including Trump photo By Michael R. Sisak, David B. Caruso, Associated Press At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government… Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 5:32 Justice Department's heavily redacted Epstein file release draws criticism from lawmakers By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara, Laine Immell Overnight, the Justice Department released hundreds more heavily redacted pages of material it had gathered on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They come in addition to the thousands of pages released Friday, but what has been made public so far… Continue watching