Epstein files: When will they be released?
Trump says he has signed bill to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday night that he has signed the bill passed by Congress this week to release files related to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has signed a bill that would force the Justice Department to publicly release the case files on Jeffrey Epstein.
Here is when those files could be released:
Epstein case files to be released
Now that Trump has signed the bill, it sets a 30-day countdown for the DOJ to produce the files.
What they're saying:
"This bill is a command for the president to be fully transparent, to come fully clean, and to provide full honesty to the American people," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Wednesday.
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FILE - Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)
What does the bill do?
Why you should care:
The bill would force the Justice Department to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in federal prison.
Information about Epstein’s victims or continuing federal investigations would be allowed to be redacted, per the bill.
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The department, however, would not be allowed to redact information due to "embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary."
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The Source: Information for this article was taken from previous reporting by FOX Local and The Associated Press. This story was reported from San Jose.