DOJ dumps thousands more Epstein files overnight

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00:00The Justice Department has just released tens of thousands of additional Jeffrey Epstein files,

00:08dramatically expanding the trove of records made public under a new transparency law.

00:14The release came early Tuesday morning with more than 11,000 new files uploaded to the Justice

00:19Department's online repository, including court records, FBI and DOJ documents, emails, photographs,

00:26video and investigative material tied to Epstein and his associate, Jelaine Maxwell.

00:32The Justice Department says the files are being released on a rolling basis because of the sheer volume

00:38and because officials say they still need to redact information to protect survivors.

00:44This latest batch appears to be the largest release so far.

00:47It includes material related to Epstein's time in federal custody, records from earlier investigations

00:53and internal communications reviewed by prosecutors.

00:57The department says more releases are still coming.

01:00The rollout has already sparked backlash from lawmakers and survivors who say the disclosures

01:05remain incomplete and that pressure now appears to be intensifying on Capitol Hill,

01:10which brings us to what happened next.

01:13Late Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to escalate the fight over the files,

01:18introducing a resolution to force legal action against the Trump Justice Department,

01:23accusing it of breaking the law by releasing heavily redacted Epstein records instead of the

01:28full files Congress ordered.

01:30In a statement on X, he wrote,

01:32The law Congress passed is crystal clear.

01:35Release the Epstein files in full so Americans can see the truth.

01:39Instead, the Trump Department of Justice dumped redactions and withheld the evidence.

01:44That breaks the law.

01:45The Justice Department missed a Friday deadline set by Congress, releasing thousands of pages,

01:50but acknowledging it would not meet the requirement to disclose everything at once.

01:55Schumer's move comes a day after bipartisan lawmakers, Republican Thomas Massey of Kentucky

02:00and Democrat Roe Khanna of California, floated contempt action against Attorney General Pam Bondi,

02:07adding pressure from both chambers.

02:09The Justice Department insists it is complying with the law and says redactions are necessary

02:14necessary to protect victims.

02:16President Trump responded to the Epstein controversy while taking questions at Mar-a-Lago Monday night,

02:22calling it a distraction.

02:23What this whole thing is with Epstein is a way of trying to deflect from the tremendous success

02:28that the Republican Party has.

02:30Schumer calls the rollout a cover-up and says the Senate now has a duty to act.

02:35The resolution is expected to come up when lawmakers return in January.

02:39The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:40The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:41The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:42The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:43The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:44The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:45The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:46The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:47The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:48The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:49The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:50The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:51The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:52The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:53The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:54The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:55The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:56The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:57The Senate now has a duty to act.

02:58The Senate now has a duty to act.

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