Overview
- Reports from multiple outlets say the review window now runs roughly Jan. 5–20, with an internal update indicating the next tranche may not post until Jan. 20 or 21.
- The Justice Department missed the Dec. 19 statutory deadline and has posted staggered, heavily redacted batches while asserting it is working around the clock to comply.
- About 400 attorneys are being drawn from the DOJ’s Criminal and National Security Divisions, the FBI, and the U.S. attorneys’ offices in New York and Florida to process the files.
- Lawmakers are escalating oversight, with Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie discussing contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi and Sen. Chuck Schumer preparing legal action.
- Officials caution that mentions of public figures do not indicate wrongdoing and note that reviewers have encountered fabricated items, even as previously released materials include photos and internal records.