DOJ faces criticism over release of Epstein files
The Justice Department's release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has survivors and lawmakers voicing concerns. Willie James Inman reports.
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The Justice Department's release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has survivors and lawmakers voicing concerns. Willie James Inman reports.
The Justice Department has started releasing thousands of records related to Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.
The Justice Department released a trove of documents from the Epstein files Friday afternoon, but Democrats say the release is so limited, it may violate the law. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
The Department of Justice has just released new documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but some of the lawmakers who passed the bill requiring the release say the Trump administration is not complying with the law. Erica Brown reports from Capitol Hill.
The Justice Department released thousands of records from its Jeffrey Epstein files Friday afternoon, but it's not a full release like the law calls for. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
The Department of Justice released the Jeffrey Epstein files Friday, but a top Justice Department official says it's only a partial release. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
The full release of the Epstein case files is required under a law passed by Congress. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
House Democrats have released new photos from the Epstein estate.
The Trump administration faces a Friday deadline to release the Epstein files to the public, and Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats put pressure on the Justice Department to follow through.
The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein case show pictures of the sex offender with powerful figures, including Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. The images from the Epstein estate were released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan takes us through the new developments and what lies ahead.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
The photos are a select group out of more than 95,000 released by Jeffrey Epstein's estate to the House Oversight Committee. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
House Democrats released a new batch of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, including some of President Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democrats in Congress want an independent review of the Epstein files. CBS News' justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats say they want to know if the documents have been tampered with by the Trump administration. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The Justice Department can release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled.
Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released "never-before-seen" images of Jeffrey Epstein's private island.
House Democrats on the Oversight Committee have released new photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein's island in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Justice Department is asking a judge to unseal grand jury documents in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.
The Justice Department asked a court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the sex trafficking cases of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Annie Farmer says she was just 16 years old when Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell targeted her.
After decades of fighting for justice, Farmer told CBS News New York's Jessica Moore about the moment of hope she felt when President Trump signed the bill to release the Epstein files.
President Trump says he signed the bill to release the files, giving the DOJ 30 days. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
It's been a whirlwind week ahead of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Wednesday, President Trump announced he signed the same legislation he once denounced, but as CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports, many Epstein survivors remain skeptical of what may be made public.
President Trump's signature on a bill passed by the House and Senate requires DOJ to release documents tied to investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. Here's what could be published.
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