Overview
- The Justice Department failed to provide the legally required explanation for its redactions by Jan. 3, triggering fresh scrutiny from congressional Democrats.
- Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they will ask the Southern District of New York to appoint a special master to manage and compel fuller disclosures.
- The department says it needs at least until Jan. 20 to finish reviewing 5.2 million remaining documents and has added 400 lawyers to the review team.
- Documents were released in waves with extensive redactions, some postings briefly disappeared from the DOJ website, and the scope expanded after a Dec. 24 discovery of roughly a million additional records.
- House Oversight Democrats and Sen. Chuck Schumer renewed public demands for transparency, with Democrats vowing not to be distracted by the administration’s Venezuela operation.