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Senate Democrats Invoke Rare Rule to Force Release of Epstein Case Files

They have set an August 15 deadline for DOJ and FBI materials under a little-known statute requiring agencies to hand over requested records.

Trump sued the Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over its report that he wrote Epstein a suggestive birthday letter.
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Overview

  • Chuck Schumer and seven Senate Democrats invoked the Rule of Five on July 30 to demand all DOJ and FBI documents, files, evidence, and other materials related to United States v. Jeffrey Epstein.
  • The Rule of Five, enacted in 1928, obliges federal agencies to comply with any information request from five members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
  • Committee ranking member Gary Peters highlighted that Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have publicly confirmed possession of the requested records.
  • The July 30 request sets an August 15 deadline and challenges the administration’s failure to release files it pledged to make public during the campaign.
  • Ongoing talks over Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony and a potential pardon underscore the broader battle over transparency, executive accountability, and victim privacy.