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A bipartisan Senate group asked the GAO to investigate the DOJ's handling of Epstein file releases after victims' photos and emails were exposed while alleged coconspirators remained redacted. Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November with a December 19th release deadline, which the DOJ missed.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street
00:02A bipartisan group of senators asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate
00:06the Department of Justice's release and redaction of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
00:11Lawmakers said the DOJ failed to comply with a law requiring the release of Epstein files
00:16while protecting victims.
00:18They wrote that some released records included victims' email addresses and nude photos,
00:23while information identifying alleged co-conspirators or material witnesses was heavily redacted.
00:28Trump signed the Epstein files Transparency Act in November requiring full document release
00:34by December 19th.
00:35The DOJ has released millions of documents but missed the deadline and additional entries
00:40remain unreleased.
00:41The letter asks the Government Accountability Office to review the Justice Department's
00:45protocols for reviewing, redacting and releasing the Epstein files and to determine whether
00:50the releases concealed child exploitation.
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