Ranking Member Raskin Requests Review of Unredacted Epstein Files in DOJ’s Possession
Review Would Ensure Redactions Comply With Epstein Transparency Act, Assist In Examining Attorney General Pam Bondi In Hearing Scheduled For February 11
Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Deputy U.S. Attorney General, Todd Blanche, requesting that he accommodate a full and swift review of the unredacted Epstein files by Members of the House Judiciary Committee and staff as soon as Sunday, February 1. The request comes ahead of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s scheduled appearance in a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on February 11.
“Our review is particularly urgent because DOJ itself claims to have identified over six million potentially responsive pages, but after releasing only about half of them—including over 200,000 pages that DOJ redacted or withheld—says strangely that it has fully complied with the Act. We seek to ensure that your redactions comply with the Act's requirement that materials be withheld only in narrow circumstances, such as protecting victims’ personally identifiable information, and not on the basis of ‘embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary,’” wrote Ranking Member Raskin.
Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a tranche of documents related to disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and claims to have fully satisfied its obligations under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). At the press conference, Deputy Attorney General Blanche also said: “If any Member of Congress wishes to review any portions of the response of production in any unredacted form, they’re welcome to make arrangements with the Department to do so, and we’re happy to do that.”
“Moreover, in light of Attorney General Bondi’s appearance in a hearing before the Committee on February 11, it is vital that Committee Members and staff have an opportunity to review the unredacted files in order to evaluate the lawfulness and appropriateness of your redactions and to examine the Attorney General about them,” continued Ranking Member Raskin.
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