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On the Justice Department website, justice.gov slash Epstein, federal officials have launched a library with some of the files related to the Epstein case.
NPR is reviewing the documents, which include court records, Freedom of Information Act records, and files released under a law signed by President Trump last month.
Many of the documents were already public.
And while the law states all files the government possesses should be released by today, the DOJ says it expects more disclosures in the coming weeks.
On the Justice Department website, justice.gov slash Epstein, federal officials have launched a library with some of the files related to the Epstein case.
NPR is reviewing the documents, which include court records, Freedom of Information Act records, and files released under a law signed by President Trump last month.
Many of the documents were already public.
And while the law states all files the government possesses should be released by today, the DOJ says it expects more disclosures in the coming weeks.
hundreds of gigabytes of digital and physical evidence that the FBI has, grand jury files, and other things that have already been made public otherwise.
It's also worth pointing out the law gives this deadline of 30 days after Trump signed it as a deadline, but there is no enforcement mechanism or penalties or consequences written into the law for this time not being met or any improper redaction of information.
There's this law, the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
It was signed by Trump and passed nearly unanimous by Congress.
It directs the Attorney General to make all unclassified records, documents, communications, investigative materials available in a searchable and downloadable format.
That should include information from the Justice Department related to the prosecution and non-prosecution of Epstein, hundreds of gigabytes of digital and physical evidence that the FBI has, grand jury files, and other things that have already been made public otherwise.
It's also worth pointing out the law gives this deadline of 30 days after Trump signed it as a deadline, but there is no enforcement mechanism or penalties or consequences written into the law for any
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