Overview
- The bipartisan authors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act say they will ask SDNY judges next week to appoint a special master to oversee disclosures.
- The Justice Department missed the Dec. 19 deadline and released only a small portion of unclassified records with extensive redactions.
- On Dec. 24, the department said it had found roughly a million additional Epstein-related documents held by the Southern District of New York.
- Khanna and Massie are preparing contempt proceedings targeting Pam Bondi, with daily fines after a 30-day grace period and the option of impeachment for noncompliance.
- Khanna says Congress seeks survivors’ FBI statements and draft prosecution memos, citing a 2020 DOJ email that anticipated charges against 10 redacted co-conspirators.