Jan 30 WATCH: Deputy Attorney General Blanche announces latest Epstein release of more than 3 million pages By Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The files, posted to the department’s website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December. Continue reading
Jan 21 Lawmakers can sue to ensure Epstein files release, but not as part of Maxwell case, judge says By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Judge Paul A. Engelmayer blocked U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., from intervening in Maxwell’s sex trafficking case. Continue reading
Jan 21 House committee votes to hold Clintons in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, Associated Press Democrats were split on the measures, with a number of progressive lawmakers calling for full transparency in the Epstein investigation even if it meant threatening a former Democratic president if he refuses to testify. Continue reading
Jan 21 WATCH: House Oversight advances resolution on holding Clintons in contempt By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, Associated Press House Republicans advanced a resolution Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful… Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: Comer says contempt charges are coming after Clintons skipped Epstein probe depositions By Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton defied a House subpoena for testimony about Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 13 Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation By Stephen Groves, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Dec 31 Department of Justice is reviewing over 5.2 million Jeffrey Epstein files By Stephen Groves, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 31 Trump issues the first vetoes of his term, rejecting 2 bipartisan natural resources bills By Michelle L. Price, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 24 DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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