Jake Starkey
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From Raw Story:
The Justice Department quietly filed a motion in federal court Friday to block a new effort to compel the agency to release its trove of files on Jeffrey Epstein – as it’s required to by law – in a move that sparked fierce backlash among critics.
Why does Trump oppose the release of the files?
“‘My god’: DOJ’s latest effort to block release of Epstein files leaves onlookers floored”
By Alexander Willis
Published January 17, 2026
The Justice Department quietly filed a motion in federal court Friday to block a new effort to compel the agency to release its trove of files on Jeffrey Epstein – as it’s required to by law – in a move that sparked fierce backlash among critics.
Why does Trump oppose the release of the files?
“‘My god’: DOJ’s latest effort to block release of Epstein files leaves onlookers floored”
By Alexander Willis
Published January 17, 2026

