Luke Garrett

But Steve, setting aside the legality of all this, the politics also looms large for the White House.

And this Epstein file issue has already contributed to Trump losing support from one of his fiercest allies in Congress, namely Marjorie Taylor Greene.

So I'll be watching if there's any more political fallout for the president over these files.

Thank you.

Congress passed a law requiring the DOJ release its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by this past Friday, but the partial release included heavy redactions and was mostly already public.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch told NBC News privacy laws required redactions to protect Epstein victims.

But Republican Representative Thomas Massey of Kentucky told CBS News Blanch is not protecting victims and is breaking the law.

Massey says he hopes to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress.

Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

Congress passed a law requiring the DOJ release its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by this past Friday.

But the partial release included heavy redactions and was mostly already public.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch told NBC News privacy laws required redactions to protect Epstein victims.

But Republican Representative Thomas Massey of Kentucky told CBS News Blanch is not protecting victims and is breaking the law.

Massey says he hopes to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress.

Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

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The idea is it would create competition and lower prices.

This GOP proposal would also require pharmacy benefit managers to report more data in hopes of shrinking drug costs.

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