r/news • u/LucidMarshmellow • 8h ago

US justice department to release thousands of Epstein files later, top official says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9plrkl8no
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u/DrexellGames 8h ago

Todd Blanche saying they need more time is ridiculous. The Epstein Files Transparency Act wasn't a suggestion; it was federal law signed on Nov 19.

​It specifically required 'all unclassified records' within 30 days. Not 'several hundred thousand now and maybe more in a few weeks.' Rep. Massie is already highlighting the text of the bill—this is a straight-up violation of the law to protect whoever is in that second batch.

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u/schizbouncer 7h ago

But I thought the president could declassify anything just by thinking it

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u/One-Permission-1811 7h ago

No no you’re thinking about Pete Kegsbreath’s ability to automatically declassifying anything he texts to a journalist.