Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a statement Saturday promised to, “investigate this violation of law and make sure the American people know about it,” referring to the Justice Department’s failure on Friday to release all of the Epstein files.
Friday was the deadline outlined in the law Congress passed last month ordering the release of the Epstein files.
“Yesterday could have been a win for survivors, accountability, and transparency to the public. It wasn’t. After mishandling the Epstein files all year, the Trump Administration is now violating federal law to protect the rich and powerful. It took an act of Congress to force Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino to even consider providing justice. They had a choice: survivors or Donald Trump. They chose the latter,” Durbin said. “Senate Judiciary Democrats will investigate this violation of law and make sure the American people know about it.”