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The Department of Justice is refusing to hand over redacted information from investigative files connected to Jeffrey Epstein, despite an order from a federal judge to either release the documents or explain why they were withheld.
On Thursday night, Woodward wrote that the government is “committed to transparency and compliance” but “strongly disagrees” with the judge’s order.
The government does not believe it violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act by withholding materials from the public.
The president has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing, and one’s appearance in the Epstein files does not suggest otherwise.
The Justice Department initially said it intends to appeal Sullivan’s order, which a spokesperson at the time called “perverse.”.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by Trump in November, ordering the Justice Department to release all files connected to investigations into Epstein by December 19. »