DoJ argues that congressional action last week to release the Epstein files permits unsealing of court records
DoJ argues that congressional action last week to release the Epstein files permits unsealing of court records
The justice department has renewed its request to unseal grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation that led to the disgraced financier’s federal indictment on sex-trafficking charges in 2019.
The submission, signed by US attorney Jay Clayton for the southern district in New York, says that Congress made clear in approving the release of investigative materials last week that the court records should be released.
Clayton asked in the filing to Manhattan federal court that the release of the materials should be done promptly because lawmakers gave a 30 day window after Donald Trump signed the measure into law last week.
The justice department said the congressional action overrode existing law in a way that permits the unsealing of the grand jury records.
