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"Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker grills Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department did not release all of the thousands of records related to Jeffrey Epstein as per a near-unanimous vote in Congress.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
Todd Blanche said the agency received complaints from victims but will rerelease files and more materials after redactions.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said "bring it on," in response to members of Congress suggesting holding DOJ officials in contempt, or referring obstruction charges or impeachment, for failure to comply with demands to publish all of the remaining Jeffrey Epstein files.
Democrats said that the delay violates the law, which required the DOJ to release "all unclassified records" with limited exceptions, including to protect the victims.
Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims has blasted the Justice Department after the agency accidentally identified her in the trove of documents released over the weekend. Attorney Aaron Parnas said the Justice Department failed to properly redact the name of the woman while continuing to delay the release of all investigative files required by law.
It’s kind of disappointing to see that our own Department of Justice is trying to continue to gaslight us,” said the brother of one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers.