The deadline to release the entirety of the investigation files around sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein flew by Friday, and a top Republican who co-authored the law for their release isn't happy.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News on Friday morning, "So today is the 30 days when I expect that we’re going to release several hundred thousand documents today. And those documents will come in in all different forms, photographs and other materials associated with, with all of the investigations into, into Mr. Epstein."
Rep. Tom Massie (R-Ky.) posted the portion of the law with key points highlighted showing the timeline demanding "all" of the documents. Not, as Blanche said, "several hundred thousand" over the coming weeks.
"Time’s up. Release the files," Massie posted not long after.
Refusing to abide by the law means the DOJ has broken it, as Massie explained in a video he posted on Thursday.
However, Congress is on recess for the holidays. So, no one is on hand to call for the DOJ to be held in contempt of Congress.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee released a statement Friday afternoon saying, "Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law as they continue covering up the facts and the evidence about Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long, billion-dollar, international sex trafficking ring. For months, Pam Bondi has denied survivors the transparency and accountability they have demanded and deserve and has defied the Oversight Committee's subpoena. The Department of Justice is now making clear it intends to defy Congress itself, even as it gives star treatment to Epstein's convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell."
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— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 19, 2025