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The Department of Justice is refusing to hand over redacted information fromĀ investigative files connected to Jeffrey Epstein, despite an order from a federal judge to either release the documents or explain why they were withheld.
Hours before a deadline to turn over theĀ materials, Associate U.S. Attorney General Stanley Woodward asked the judge to delay the deadline for another two months, or to dissolve the order entirely by accepting the Justice Departmentās explanation for withholding those documents.
Last month, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with journalist Katie Phang after sheĀ filed a lawsuitaccusing Donald Trumpās administration of violating theĀ Epstein Files Transparency Act, which the president signed into law last year.
The lawsuit, which was filed against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accuses the government of obstructing the publicās right to access materials connected to investigations into Epstein. The judge gave the Justice Department until Thursday to respond.
The government does not believe it violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act by withholding materials from the public. āIndeed, the Department has not knowingly violated, nor has it ever acknowledged violating, the EFTA as it continues working to comply with statutory requirements,ā Woodward wrote.
Pretty sure āI disagree that this should be a crimeā and āI donāt admit guiltā arenāt accepted defenses.
Arrest people already, for fuckās sake.
despite an order from a federal judge to either release the documents or explain why they were withheld.
The usa is now officially lawless. Even DoJ leaders wont follow the law.
