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release of files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The announcement by the DoJ's internal watchdog comes amid criticism from lawmakers
release of the files under scrutiny?** Several lawmakers as well as survivors of Epstein’s abuse, have criticized
release of files related to Epstein, whose influential social circle once included Trump. Lawmakers have repeatedly said the disclosures do not appear complete. In February, US Representative Thomas Massie, a leading Republican critic
Files Transparency Act, which mandated the release of Epstein-related records held by the department. The department has [maintained](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/08/pam-bondi-house-hearing-epstein-files) it acted in accordance with the law. Several lawmakers, on both sides
criticism in [recent months](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/pam-bondi-epstein-files-house-committee) over its compliance with the law, after the department failed to comply with the act’s 19 December deadline to release the relevant files, instead releasing what
Lawmakers, for instance, have accused the Trump administration of using [heavy redactions](/news/2025/12/21/slap-in-the-face-epstein-victims-slam-release-of-heavily-redacted-files) to protect the identities of powerful individuals named in the files. Survivors of Epstein’s abuse also expressed anger
criticism in [recent months](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/pam-bondi-epstein-files-house-committee) over the [extent](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/epstein-files-release-deadline) it has complied with the law. The justice department failed to comply with the act’s 19 December deadline to release
Epstein was part of an elite global cabal that trafficked girls. Trump’s justice department backtracked on releasing files prior to the EFTA’s passage, however, prompting extensive criticism. A July DoJ [memo](https://www.justice.gov
lawmakers, had supported the bill, which would have supported clean water for 50,000 people in the region. Trump cited financial concerns, but Boebert [pointed out](https://x.com/KyleClark/status/2009333998947115330) on the House floor that Trump
critics who accuse him of still acting like Trump's personal lawyer to carry out the president's campaign of retribution. The $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" also prompted backlash from Republicans in the Senate
critic, Senator [Bill Cassidy of Louisiana](/news/2026/5/17/republican-senator-cassidy-loses-louisiana-primary-after-opposing-trump), as well as losses for dissenting Republican state lawmakers in Indiana earlier this month. “Massie got Trumped. Donald Trump is the sun and the moon and the stars
lawmakers return from a recess in June, but it appears likely that the resolution could pass then. According to [Politico](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/21/congress/gop-iran-war-vote-postpone-00932727), Brian Fitzpatrick, a Philadelphia-area Republican representative who broke with his party
Epstein scandal over a period of months before Trump finally bowed to pressure and agreed to release the files. In this case, the Republican condemnation of the DOJ fund was swift and appeared to catch
releases ‘safe’ version of Claude Mythos AI model to public**  Dario Amodei of Anthropic, which has restricted access to previous versions
lawmakers would probe Gates about his links to Epstein and his former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. “We just want to know about his relationship with Mr Epstein and Ms Maxwell. What
lawmaker Republican senator Rand Paul’s son William apologized on Wednesday for a drunken tirade at a bar in Washington DC, in which he reportedly told a Republican congressman he “hates Jews and hates gays
release the Jeffrey Epstein files, and insisting on congressional oversight over the military actions [in](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/us-house-war-powers-resolution-vote) [Venezuela](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/house-war-powers-resolution-trump-military-venezuela) [and](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/trump-iran-war-stirs-anger-maga-kentucky) [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/trump-us-iran-israel-war). Now he faces a [bruising
critical of the unconditional US military aid to Israel and of the country’s abuses in Gaza and Lebanon. He has also helped spearhead the push for the release of government files related
criticize the [inflammatory post as inappropriate](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/24/india-trump-hellhole-post). - **The Department of Justice’s inspector general has said it will audit the department’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.** The mandated release
critics as firebrands. Ocasio-Cortez called the resignations “an important turning point”. She said the “abuse of power should never be accepted, and above all, in public office. And so, I think this