(Yesterday at 5:56 pm)Angrboda Wrote:(November 16, 2025 at 11:26 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I’m not sure DOJ has the authority to do that in the face of a bill passed by Congress.
Boru
Quote:Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Document [sic] would be able to withhold documents that "would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary."
Ty Cobb, a former White House lawyer in the first Trump term, said he believes Trump's sudden turnabout in favor of releasing the Epstein files is a "canard." Cobb said he believes and that Attorney General Pam Bondi will cite the ongoing investigations as a reason not to release them.
"I think he and Bondi have determined that they'll try to use Trump-ordered 'investigations' of Democrats ‒ but not Republicans, as he stated ‒ as a bar to producing anything," Cobb said in an interview on CNN. "I think it'll be a long time before we see anything, although there are certain documents that could be easily produced."
The legislation the House approved also contains language permitting Bondi to withhold records that could violate the rights of Epstein victims. This includes personally identifiable information that reveals the names of victims or materials that depict or contain child abuse.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli...318753007/
I stand corrected. Thank you.
Boru
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