Bill Clinton, Epstein and Congress
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Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in jail in 2019 as he faced sex trafficking charges. Ron Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee’s top Democrat, wrote Wednesday to BNY Chief Executive Officer Robin Vince to seek details about 270 wire transfers in and out of accounts held by Epstein,
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Independent Epstein Files ‘Special Master’ Could Be Named Next Week—And May Speed Up Release
Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., asked a federal judge last week to appoint a third-party special master or independent monitor to oversee the government’s release of the Epstein files.
Several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein are asking a Justice Department watchdog to review the agency’s release of files related to the late convicted sex offender, saying the files released so far have failed to protect survivors.
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House lawmakers ask judge to ‘release the full Epstein files’ — with less than 1% produced by DOJ
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of lawmakers asked a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday to compel the prompt release of all investigative materials on deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, after the Department of Justice acknowledged last week it had yet to release 99% of documents related to the case.
The House Oversight Committee wants depositions from the former president and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as part of its probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
Embossed with the Great Seal of the United States, the letter bears the names of arguably the greatest power couple in US political history, and strikes a sombre tone. In a joint missive to Congress on Tuesday,
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DOJ pleads with lawyers to get through ‘grind’ of Epstein files as criticism of redactions continues
It is a grind,” the head of the Justice Department’s criminal division said in an email. “While we certainly encourage aggressive overachievers, we need reviewers to hit the 1,000-page mark each day.”