Senators call for investigation into release, redaction of Epstein files
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The Department of Justice has come under fire for its handling of documents related to disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday called on the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Department of Justice's release and redactions of documents related to disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The letter, signed by Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, alleges the DOJ did not comply with a law that aimed to compel the release of the Epstein files while protecting victims.
"Contrary to Congress's explicit directive to protect victims, these records included email addresses and nude photos in which the names and faces of publicly-identified and non-public victims could be identified," the lawmakers wrote. "But when it came to information identifying powerful business and political figures who are alleged coconspirators or material witnesses, DOJ appears to have heavily redacted those records."
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