
The Hill - 6 hours 52 min ago
Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Ca.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Sunday that the House should hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in "inherent contempt" over the Department of Justice (DOJ) releasing an incomplete and heavily redacted tranche of files related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. Appearing together on CBS News's "Face the Nation," the lawmakers blasted Bondi...

The Guardian - 8 hours 10 min ago
Todd Blanche says removal of images has nothing to do' with the president, and removal of 16 photos came at request of victim advocacy groups key US politics stories from Sunday 21 December at a glance Deputy US attorney general Todd Blanche said on Sunday that removing photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files release, including one of Donald Trump, had "nothing to do" with the president, as the justice department restored an image it had removed a day earlier that included within it a...

Hello Magazine - 9 hours 10 min ago
A photo of Donald Trump standing with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein disappeared on Saturday after being posted on the Department of Justice (DOJ) website just one day prior. See details.

NPR - 9 hours 16 min ago
The Justice Department is defending its initial release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying lawyers are still going through them to ensure victims are protected.

Fox News - 9 hours 23 min ago
DOJ briefly removed photo of President Trump from latest release of Jeffrey Epstein related files, citing victim protection concerns before reposting after review.

NBC News - 10 hours 22 min ago
Some survivors of the abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, and the survivors' families, are speaking out after the Justice Department released the Epstein files. NBC News' Hallie Jackson spoke with Sky Roberts, brother of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, along with Annie Farmer, to hear their reaction to how the release was handled.

NBC News - 11 hours 11 min ago
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" said the Justice Department's decision Saturday to remove more than a dozen photographs that were released as part of the files on Jeffrey Epstein had "nothing to do with President [Donald] Trump" and came at the request of victim advocacy groups...

Newser - 12 hours 36 min ago
With the Justice Department facing criticism over the initial, incomplete release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that references to the president are not being excluded. "We are not redacting information around President Trump," Blanche said on NBC's Meet the Press...

Chicago Tribune - 14 hours 33 min ago
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department's decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced financier.

The Hill - 14 hours 43 min ago
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Sunday he thinks it's a "big mistake" for the Trump administration to release heavily redacted files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the issue could now "plague them for months." "I think it's a big mistake," Paul said in an interview on ABC News's "This Week," when asked...

Twitchy - 14 hours 58 min ago
DOJ pledges to charge those involved in trafficking Jeffrey Epstein's victims. Victims encouraged to come forward.

Sky News - 16 hours 22 min ago
The earliest publicly known survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse has told Sky News there was a "wilful blindness" about the young women and children around him - as she claimed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had "broken the law" with the Epstein files.

The Guardian - 16 hours 30 min ago
Photos suggest former Duke of York served as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's pass to British high society The former Prince Andrew at Sandringham lying across the laps of five elegantly dressed women as Ghislaine Maxwell looks on; Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein on a shoot near Balmoral; the three of them peering down from the royal box at Ascot. The images are just some of the "Epstein files" released by the US Department of Justice on Friday. Continue reading...

NBC News - 16 hours 51 min ago
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday told "Meet the Press" that the Justice Department's decision to remove over a dozen photographs on Saturday that had been released as part of the files on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, "has nothing to do with President [Donald] Trump" and came at the request of victim advocacy groups. Instead, Blanche said that the photographs removed included unredacted pictures of women and "the photo will go back up" after Justice Department...

New York Times - 17 hours 8 min ago
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, acknowledged that a small number of documents related to the files on Jeffrey Epstein were removed from the online collection because of concerns raised by victims.

The Hill - 17 hours 12 min ago
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday that former President Clinton "should address" questions surrounding files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "Former President Bill Clinton is featured prominently in the first batch, as I was just discussing now. To be very clear, NBC News does not know the full context behind these images, and...

The Guardian - 17 hours 14 min ago
Todd Blanche says 16 removals came at request of victim advocacy groups and says images would likely go back up Deputy US attorney general Todd Blanche said on Sunday that removing photos from Friday's Jeffrey Epstein files release, including one of Donald Trump, has "nothing to do" with the president and maintained the images would likely go back up after it is determined whether they need redactions. Blanche said the 16 removals came at the request of victim advocacy groups. "We...

ABC News - 17 hours 23 min ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized the Justice Department's partial release of files relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.

The Guardian - 17 hours 34 min ago
Lawmakers threatening legal action face major obstacle: those with legal power in this case are the ones accused of failing to follow the law After Donald Trump 's justice department failed on Friday to release all documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as required by law, multiple Congress members didn't only voice outrage they threatened legal action as well. Several attorneys told the Guardian that those making the legal threats do have tools with which to try to...

The Hill - 17 hours 55 min ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday called for an investigation into the heavily redacted files related to Jeffrey Epstein released on Friday, saying it appears the Justice Department has fallen "short of what the law requires." In an interview on ABC News's "This Week," the Democratic leader noted that the Epstein Files Transparency...

The Hill - 18 hours 31 min ago
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on Sunday that Democrats are considering various avenues of recourse after the Trump administration released a trove of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that included heavy redactions. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said members of his party are...

NBC News - 18 hours 46 min ago
Deputy AG Todd Blanche on Sunday said that the Justice Department's decision to remove over a dozen photographs on Saturday that had been released as part of the files on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, "has nothing to do with President [Donald] Trump."...

The Hill - 18 hours 54 min ago
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that all material featuring President Trump in files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be released. "The White House has said that President Trump is included in the files. Can you guarantee that every mention and every photo of President Trump in the Epstein files will...

TMZ - 18 hours 56 min ago
"Saturday Night Live" is once again parodying President Donald Trump -- this time, taking jabs at his recent holiday speech that included the announcement of his "Patriot Games" ... in light of the Jeffrey Epstein files dropping Friday. James…...