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DOJ Faces New Scrutiny Over Epstein Files as Reporter Finds Her Flight Data in Release

New questions about privacy and process arise as a reporter’s 2019 flight itinerary appears in subpoenaed materials.

Overview

  • The Justice Department says it received more than one million additional pages from SDNY and the FBI and is reviewing them for release with legally required redactions to protect victims.
  • Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown says she found her July 2019 American Airlines itinerary in the newly posted files, listed as an attachment to a grand jury subpoena.
  • House Oversight Committee Democrats publicly urged the department to explain why a journalist’s travel records are in the materials.
  • Attorney Jack Scarola, who represents Epstein survivors, criticized the slow, heavily redacted rollout and pressed for key withheld records, including a 60-count indictment, an 82-page prosecution memo and internal DOJ communications.
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell called for hearings and potential enforcement steps to speed fuller disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.