Senate Democrats Use Obscure Law To Compel Trump Admin To Turn Over Epstein Files
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The Trump administration likely will defy the law and rebuff the request, as it has done in similar situations.
WASHINGTON ― Senate Democrats on Wednesday declared the Justice Department legally obligated to hand over its files on deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pointed to a little-known statute that says any federal agency “shall submit any information requested of it” by five members of the Senate committee on government affairs.
Schumer noted Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s name reportedly is mentioned in the files. Trump and Epstein were friends for years before the financier was first arrested for solicitation of prostitution in 2006.
“Trump should stop hiding from the truth. He should stop hiding from the American people,” Schumer said at a press conference. “So today, Senate Democrats took action. We’re invoking federal law and using our authority as a check on the executive to compel transparency.”
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Schumer demanded “the full and complete Epstein files,” citing Trump’s 2024 campaign promises to release the documents alongside other material that’s been the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories.
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