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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was on Capitol Hill Friday for a closed door interview with lawmakers about her role in the release of the federal investigation files of Jeffrey Epstein — the now deceased wealthy sex offender who surrounded himself with influential entrepreneurs, academics and celebrities, including President Donald …

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has launched a sweeping audit into how the agency handled the release of millions of documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, amid mounting concerns over transparency and the protection of victims’ information. Deputy Inspector General William M. Blier announced Thursday that the Office …

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear before the House Oversight Committee next week to answer questions about the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to committee officials. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Wednesday that the Department of Justice …

A group of House Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing Wednesday with Attorney General Pam Bondi on the federal probe into Jeffrey Epstein, escalating tensions over the Justice Department’s handling of the case and setting up a potential legal showdown with Congress. The contentious meeting came one day after …

The U.S. Department of Justice has not released summaries or notes from three FBI interviews conducted in 2019 with a South Carolina woman who accused convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her as a child and separately alleged sexual abuse by President Donald Trump, according to an analysis …

Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office following revelations in newly released Jeffrey Epstein files that allege the former royal shared confidential British government information with the late American sex offender. The arrest of the 66-year-old — King Charles III’s …

Members of Congress sharply criticized the Justice Department on Thursday after reports that officials were tracking lawmakers’ search activity as they reviewed unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files on department computers. The controversy erupted after a Reuters photograph captured Attorney General Pam Bondi at a House Judiciary Committee hearing holding a document …

Attorney General Pam Bondi sparred with Democratic lawmakers and faced pointed questions from a Republican ally during a contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, as the Justice Department’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein records and its pursuit of President Donald Trump’s critics fueled hours of heated exchanges. The roughly 4½-hour hearing …

A top Justice Department official on Sunday sought to tamp down expectations that the newly released trove of Jeffrey Epstein investigative files will lead to additional criminal charges, saying that even deeply troubling evidence does not automatically translate into prosecutable cases. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department’s position …

The Justice Department on Friday resumed releasing additional investigative files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, more than a month after publishing thousands of previously unreleased records tied to the high-profile case. The latest document dump comes after the department missed a statutory deadline under …

At least 15 documents released Friday by the Justice Department as part of its long-awaited disclosure of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were no longer available on the department’s website by Saturday. CBS News said it downloaded the full set of files shortly after they were posted …

The Justice Department on Friday released thousands of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, in a long-anticipated disclosure that officials said would continue in the weeks ahead but that quickly drew criticism for its limited scope. The initial release — dominated by photographs and …

President Donald Trump abruptly abandoned months of efforts to block the release of federal records tied to Jeffrey Epstein, reversing himself just as dozens of House Republicans appeared poised to defy him on a bipartisan bill to force the documents’ disclosure. “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, …

The Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to block an amendment from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have forced the Justice Department to release all Jeffrey Epstein files, a move that has gained bipartisan momentum in the House. In a 51-49 vote, senators agreed to table Schumer’s amendment to …

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released thousands of files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, bowing to growing bipartisan pressure to make more of the case public. But the release — posted in a sprawling Google Drive …